Mara Takla Haymanot

Mara Takla Haymanot
King of Zagwe dynasty
Reign960 A.D-970 A.D.
PredecessorZagwe Dynasty Established
SuccessorZena Petros
ConsortMasoba Warq
IssueTatadim
Jan Seyum
Germa Seyum
Gempawedamo (uncertain)
Terde'ana Gabaz (uncertain)
Zena Petros (uncertain)
Names
  • Mararah
  • Takla Haymanot (referred by James Bruce)
DynastyZagwe
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Church

Mara Takla Haymanot (Ge'ez: ማራ ታክላ ሃይማኖት) was King and the founder of the Zagwe dynasty.[1] Some king lists give his name simply as "Mararah", and other King Lists as "Takla Haymanot".[2]

  1. ^ "Empires of the Forgotten Continent: 8 Fascinating Medieval African Kingdoms". HistoryCollection.co. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. ^ See G.W.B. Huntingford, "'The Wealth of Kings' and the End of the Zāguē Dynasty", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 28 (1965), pp. 1–23

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