Gebre Hanna

Aleqa Gebre Hanna was an Ethiopian poet, scholar and religious preacher in 19th-century renowned in Amharic oral tradition for his "quick and biting wit." He was a master of the genre of Amharic poetry known as qene, as well as introducing a new style of ceremonial dancing to the Ethiopian Church.

Amda Seyon (usurper)

Amda Seyon III was an Imperial usurper who self-crowned as Emperor of Ethiopia for less than one month. Amda Seyon was proclaimed negusä nägäst in September 1707 at Yebaba in Gojjam. He made his way to Gondar, where he had himself crowned, and within a

Kedus Harbe

Kedus Harbe was King of Zagwe dynasty. According to Taddesse Tamrat, he was the son of Jan Seyum, the brother of Tatadim. Some authorities date his reign to the years 1079–1119. Huntingford does not include him in his list of kings of the Zagwe dynasty

Iyoas II

Iyoas II was Emperor of Ethiopia from 14 June 1818 to 3 June 1821, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Hezqeyas

Salomon III

Salomon III was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1796 and 1797, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Tekle Haymanot II. He may be identical with the Emperor Solomon whom the traveler Henry Salt lists as one of the Emperors

Tewoflos

Tewoflos, throne name Walda Anbasa, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1 July 1708 to 14 October 1711, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the brother of Iyasu I, and one of four sons of Fasilides

Menen Liben Amede

Menen Liben Amede was Empress consort of Ethiopia by marriage to Emperor Yohannes III in 1840–1841, 1845 and 1850–1851

Asfaw Wossen (ruler of Shewa)

Asfa Wossen was a ruler of Shewa of the Ethiopian Empire from about 1770 to 1808, an important Amhara noble of Ethiopia. He was the son of Amha Iyasus; Mordechai Abir notes that he was one of Amha Iyasus' 48 offspring

Iyasus Mo'a

Iyasus Mo'a was an Ethiopian saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church; his feast day is 5 December. In life he was an Ethiopian monk and abbot of Istifanos Monastery in Lake Hayq of Amba Sel

Iyasu IV

Iyasu IV was Emperor of Ethiopia from 18 June 1830 to 18 March 1832, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Salomon III

Graphic Arts International Union

The Graphic Arts International Union (GAIU) was a labor union representing printing workers in the United States and Canada