Gelawdewos

Monarch

1522 – 1559

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Who was Gelawdewos?

Gelawdewos was Emperor Ge'ez አጽናፍ ሰገድ aṣnāf sagad, modern āṣnāf seged, "to whom the horizon bows" or "the remotest regions submit [to him]"; September 3, 1540 - March 23, 1559) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a younger son of Dawit II by Sabla Wengel.

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Born
1522
Also known as
  • Asnaf Sagad I
Parents
Died
Mar 23, 1559

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on July 23, 2013

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