POLITICIAN
Amda Seyon I
1314 - 1344
Amda Seyon I
Amda Seyon I, also known as Amda Tsiyon I (Ge'ez: ዐምደ ፡ ጽዮን ʿAmdä ṣəyon, Amharic: አምደ ፅዮን āmde ṣiyōn, "Pillar of Zion"), throne name Gebre Mesqel (ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsḳal, "Servant of the Cross"), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1314 to 1344 and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. The most important source for the military actions undertaken during his reign is G.W.B. Huntingford's translation of his Ge'ez chronicle, The Glorious Victories. This has also come to be the name for his conquests in modern times. He is best known in the so-called chronicles as a heroic warrior against the Muslims, and is sometimes considered to have been the founder of the Ethiopian Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Amda Seyon I is the 10,553rd most popular politician (up from 15,025th in 2024). (up from 4,090th in 2019)
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Among politicians, Amda Seyon I ranks 10,553 out of 19,576. Before him are Cai E, Shuttarna II, Eduardo Lonardi, Giorgio Almirante, Jeannette Rankin, and Pōmare V. After him are Baldomero Espartero, Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, George Tupou II, Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, August Heissmeyer, and Abul Khair Khan.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1314, Amda Seyon I ranks 6. Before him are Philippa of Hainault, Valdemar III of Denmark, Sergius of Radonezh, Uthong, and Toqto'a. Among people deceased in 1344, Amda Seyon I ranks 4. Before him are Simone Martini, Gersonides, and Chunghye of Goryeo. After him are Constantine II, King of Armenia, Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg, Walter Burley, and Leopold II, Duke of Austria.
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Philippa of Hainault
COMPANION
1314 - 1369
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 1
Valdemar III of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1314 - 1364
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 2
Sergius of Radonezh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1314 - 1392
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 3
Uthong
POLITICIAN
1314 - 1369
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 4
Toqto'a
POLITICIAN
1314 - 1355
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 5
Amda Seyon I
POLITICIAN
1314 - 1344
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 6
Others Deceased in 1344
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Simone Martini
PAINTER
1284 - 1344
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 1
Gersonides
PHILOSOPHER
1288 - 1344
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2
Chunghye of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1344
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 3
Amda Seyon I
POLITICIAN
1314 - 1344
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 4
Constantine II, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1344
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 5
Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1286 - 1344
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 6
Walter Burley
PHILOSOPHER
1275 - 1344
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 7
Leopold II, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1344
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 8
