Jan Seyum

Jan Seyum was King of Zagwe dynasty. Taddesse Tamrat states that he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot, a younger brother of King Tatadim, and the father of Yemrehana Krestos.[1] His name does not appear in the longer king lists.

Jan Seyum
King of Zagwe dynasty
Reign11th century
PredecessorTatadim
SuccessorGerma Seyum
DynastyZagwe dynasty
FatherMara Takla Haymanot

References

  1. Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.


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