Degna DjanDegna Djan was an emperor of the Kingdom of Aksum (9th or 10th century). Paul B. Henze states that his throne name was "", which tradition states was his oldest son's name. His younger son was Dil Na'od. E. A. Wallis Budge provides an account of the most familiar tradition about Degna Djan on his deathbed, that he asked Abuna to decide which of his two sons should succeed him. Abuna Peter selected Dil Na'od.
GuditGudit (Ge'ez: ጉዲት)(fl.c. 960) was a 10th century queen, also known as Yodit in Tigrinya, and Amharic, but also Isato in Amharic, and Ga'wa in Ţilţal. Her story is found in folklore across the Horn of Africa—such as in the stories of Queen Arawelo in Somali folklore and Queen Furra in Sidama folklore.
EnnareaMedieval kingdom in western Ethiopia that lasted between 14th century to 18th century EnnareaEnnarea14th century–c. 1710Ennarea in around 1500CapitalYadare, GowiCommon languagesGongaReligion Christianity(1587/8-1710, limited to nobility) African traditional religionGovernmentMonarchyHinnare-tato • c. 1450 Kaba Siyon• Early 1700s Shisafotchi Historical eraMiddle Ages• Independence from Damot 14th century• Conquered by Abyssinia 14th-15th century• Disestablished c. 1710• Deposition of last king Late 19th century Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Damot Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea Kingdom of Kaffa Today part ofEthiopia Part of a series on the History of Ethiopia Historiography Archaeology Peoples Early history Prehistory Dʿmt 980–400 BC Middle Ages Aksum 100–940 AD Harla kingdom 501-1500 Sultanate of Shewa 896–1286 Kingdom of Damot 10th c.–16th c. Zagwe dynasty 900–1270 Ethiopian Empire 1270–1974 └─Early Solomonic period 1270–1529 └─Amda Seyon's Expansions 1314-1344 Kingdom of Simien 960–1329 Hadiya Sultanate 13th c.–?
Lake HayqLake Hayq (Amharic: ሐይቅ ሐይቅ, transl. "Lake Lake") is a freshwater lake of Ethiopia. It is located north of Dessie, in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region. The town of Hayq is to the west of the lake. Lake Hayq is 6.7 km long and 6 km wide, with a surface area of 23 km². It has a maximum depth of 88 m and is at an elevation of 2,030 meters above sea level. It is one of two lakes in the Tehuledereworeda.Dil Na'odDil Na'od was the last King of Aksum before the Zagwe dynasty. He lived in either the 9th or 10th century. Dil Na'od was the younger son of Ged'a Jan (or Degna Djan), and succeeded his older brother as negus. According to E. A. Wallis Budge, "The reign of Delna'ad was short, perhaps about ten years."Provinces of EthiopiaHistorically, Ethiopia was divided into provinces, further subdivided into awrajjas or districts, until they were replaced by ethnolinguistic-based regions (kililoch) and chartered cities in 1995.
LastaLasta (Amharic: ላስታ Lāstā) is a historic province in northern Ethiopia located in the Amhara Region. It is the province in which Lalibela is situated, the former capital of Ethiopia during the Zagwe dynasty and home to 11 medieval rock-hewn churches. HistoryLasta and Wag were the ancestral homelands of the Central-Cushitic-speaking Agaw people. Christianity is believed to have reached the region as early as the 6th century, during the reigns of Kaleb and Gebre Meskel.
BugnaBugna (Amharic: ቡግና būgnā, not pronounced "buña") is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It is named after the former district. Located in the northwest corner of the Semien Wollo Zone, Bugna is bordered on the south by Meket, on the west by the Debub Gondar Zone, on the north by the Wag Hemra Zone, and on the east by the Lasta woreda. The main town is . The Lasta woreda, where Lalibela is, was split off from Bugna.
Istifanos MonasteryIstifanos Monastery (or St Stephen Monastery) is a monastery in Ethiopia, located in Lake Hayq. (The Stephen commemorated at the monastery is not the Saint Stephen of Acts.) The church structure was built around the 9th century by the Aksumite king Dil Na'od. In the 13th century, the church was converted into a monastery, in large part due to the work of Saint Iyasus Mo'a and later Emperor Yekuno Amlak.
AmbasselAmbassel (Amharic: አምባሰል) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, and an amba, or mountain fortress, located in the woreda. The word Ambasel is derived from two words "Amba" from the Amharic word for plateau, and “Asel” from the Arabic language, which means honey. Together, it means “plateau of honey” or the “land of honey” the woreda is named for this feature.
AmharicAmharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Habesha Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populations in Ethiopia. The language serves as the official working language of the Ethiopian federal government, and is also the official or working language of several of Ethiopia's federal regions.
AxumAxum, also spelled Aksum (), is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia with a population of 66,900 residents (as of 2015). It is the site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire. Axum is located in the Central Zone of the Tigray Region, near the base of the Adwa mountains. It has an elevation of 2,131 metres (6,991 feet) and is surrounded by La'ilay Maychew, a separately administered woreda of the Tigray region.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.