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Yekuno Amlak

1300 - 1285

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Yekuno Amlak (Ge'ez: ይኩኖ አምላክ, romanized: Yəkkuno ˀAmlak); throne name Tesfa Iyasus (ተስፋ ኢየሱስ; died 19 June 1285) was Emperor of Ethiopia, from 1270 to 1285, and the founder of the Solomonic dynasty, which lasted until 1974. He was a ruler from Bete Amhara (in parts of modern-day Wollo and northern Shewa) who became the Emperor of Ethiopia following the defeat of the last Zagwe king. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yekuno Amlak is the 2,529th most popular politician (up from 10,184th in 2019). (up from 2,206th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Yekuno Amlak ranks 2,529 out of 19,576. Before him are Nogai Khan, Manco Inca Yupanqui, Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, Jacobo Árbenz, Dihya, and Empress Suiko. After him are Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, John VII Palaiologos, Bernardo O'Higgins, Abdul Halim Khaddam, and Andronikos IV Palaiologos.

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Among people born in 1300, Yekuno Amlak ranks 4. Before him are Guillaume de Machaut, Nilüfer Hatun, and Nogai Khan. After him are Gaykhatu, Khutughtu Khan Kusala, William of Villehardouin, Johannes Tauler, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Jani Beg, Baydu, and Al-Mustansir. Among people deceased in 1285, Yekuno Amlak ranks 6. Before him are Charles I of Anjou, Pope Martin IV, Philip III of France, Peter III of Aragon, and Francesca da Rimini. After him are John II of Jerusalem, Kunigunda of Halych, Philip I, Count of Savoy, Theodora of Trebizond, Daumantas of Lithuania, and John I, Duke of Saxony.

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