Wazena (mid-6th century) was a King of the
Kingdom of Aksum
The Kingdom of Aksum ( gez, መንግሥተ አክሱም, ), also known as the Kingdom of Axum or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom centered in Northeast Africa and South Arabia from Classical antiquity to the Middle Ages. Based primarily in wh ...
. He is primarily known through the
Aksumite currency
Aksumite currency was coinage produced and used within the Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum) centered in present-day Eritrea and Ethiopia. Its mintages were issued and circulated from the reign of King Endubis around AD 270 until it began its decline i ...
that was minted during his reign. Without any clear discussion, Munro-Hay identifies him with a king
Alla Amidas
Alla Amidas (c. 540) was a King of the Kingdom of Aksum. He is primarily known from the coins minted during his reign.
Due to die-links between the coins of Alla Amidas and Kaleb, Munro-Hay suggests that the two kings were co-rulers. Alla Amidas ...
, who is also known only through the coins he issued.
[Munro-Hay ''Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity'' (Edinburgh: University Press, 1991), p. 84.]
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Page showing a coin minted under Wazena
Kings of Axum
6th-century monarchs in Africa
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