Amda Seyon II

Amda Seyon II (Ge'ez: ዐምደ ፡ ጽዮን ʿāmda ṣiyōn, Amharic: āmde ṣiyōn, "Pillar of Zion") (c. 1487 – October 26, 1494) was Emperor of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the infant son of Eskender, and a second wife of Eskender's father Baeda Maryam I.

For other people with the name Amda Seyon, see Amda Seyon (disambiguation).
Amda Seyon II
Reign1494
PredecessorEskender
SuccessorNa'od
DynastySolomonic dynasty

Amda Seyon quickly became the pawn in the struggle for control of the throne, which ended in his death, and the ascension of Na'od. As Taddesse Tamrat writes, "Amda-Seyon's reign lasted for only six months, and even the hagiographer betrays a sense of great relief at the announcement of his death."[1]

Notes
  1. Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 293.
Preceded by
Eskender		 Emperor of Ethiopia
1494		 Succeeded by
Na'od


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