Andreyas

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1429 to 1430 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Andreyas (Ge'ez: አንድሬያስ) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1429 to 1430, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a son of Yeshaq I, succeeded his father when he was very young. According to Al-Maqrizi, his reign lasted only four months, whereas the short chronicles states he reigned for a period of six months. His uncle Takla Maryam reigned after him.[3]

ReignSeptember 1429 March 1430[1]
PredecessorYeshaq I
SuccessorTakla Maryam
DiedMarch 1430[2]
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Andreyas
ዐፄ አንድሬያስ
Emperor of Ethiopia
ReignSeptember 1429 March 1430[1]
PredecessorYeshaq I
SuccessorTakla Maryam
DiedMarch 1430[2]
HouseHouse of Solomon
FatherYeshaq I
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Church
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The British explorer James Bruce, who wrote one of the earliest European histories of Abyssinia, reports little more than Andreyas was buried with his father at the Tadbaba Maryam monastery.[4]

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