1. Bahir Dar
(Cities/Bahir dar)

...ified remains of several of former emperors of Ethiopia, including Yekuno Amlak, restorer of the Solomonic Dynasty to the throne in 1270; Dawit, late fourteenth century, and Zera Yaqob, fifteenth cent...

2. Churches in Tana Lake
(History/Heritage)

...several of the former emperors of Ethiopia, including Yukon Amlak, the restorer of the so-called Solomonic Dynasty to the throne in 1270, Dawit, Zara Yaqob, Zadenghel and Fasiladas. Of interest, too...

3. The middle Ages
(History/Medieval)

... heading a Moslem army, strongly backed by Ottoman Turkey. In the 10th century AD the Solomonic Dynasty of the Axumite kingdom was overthrown and the Empire was ruled by the Zagwe dynasty f...

4. Lalibela
(History/Ancient)

...canic rock which today is enlisted as a world heritage site by Unesco. About 1137 a new dynasty came to power in the Christian highlands. Known as the Zagwe and based in the Agew di...

5. Legend
(History/Ancient)

..., King Menilik I was born from King Solomon and Queen of Sheba. He is attributed with founding the Solomon Dynasty and with bringing the Ark of the Covenant from the Temple in Jerusalem. Most Ethiopia...

6. History
(Section Blog)

...arted the decline of the ancient axumite era giving way to the medieval era and was preceeded by the Zagwe dynasty followed 1270 ca by the Solomon dynasty. During this same period Judaism and Islam gr...