List of kings of Axum
The kings of Axum ruled an important trading nation in the area which is now Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, from approximately 100–940 AD.[1]
Contents
1 Zenith of the Kingdom of Axum
2 Later kings
3 See also
4 References
Zenith of the Kingdom of Axum
| Dates of Tenure | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| c. 100 | Za Haqala (possibly Zoskales) | |
| c. 200 | GDRT (vocalized by historians as "Gadarat") | inscriptions mention his son BYGT (vocalized as "Beyga" or "Beygat") |
| c. 230 – c.240 | `DBH (vocalized as "`Azaba" or "`Adhebah") | inscriptions mention his son GRMT (vocalized as "Girma") |
| c. 250 | Sembrouthes | |
| c. 260 | DTWNS (vocalized as "Datawnas") | inscriptions mention his son ZQRNS (vocalized as "Zaqarnas") |
| c. 270 – c.300 | Endubis | |
| fl. early 4th century | Aphilas | |
| fl. early 4th century | Wazeba | |
| c. 320 | Ousanas | |
| c. 333 – c. 356 | Ezana | |
| c. 350 | MHDYS (vocalized as "Mehadeyis") | |
| fl. late 4th century | Ouazebas | |
| c. 400 | Eon | possibly the "Huina" from the Book of the Himyarites |
| fl. 5th century | Ebana | |
| fl. 5th century | Nezool | also called "Nezana" |
| c. 500 | Ousas, also spelled "Ousana(s)" | possibly Tazena, father of Kaleb |
| c. 520 | Kaleb | tradition names his son Gabra Masqal |
| fl. mid 6th century | Alla Amidas | |
| fl. mid 6th century | Wazena | |
| fl. mid 6th century | W`ZB vocalized as "Wa`zeb" | possibly "Ella Gabaz", son of Kaleb |
| fl. mid 6th century | Ioel | |
| c. 575 | Hataz | identified with "Iathlia" |
| c. 577 | Saifu | |
| c. 590 | Israel | tradition also records an Israel, son of Kaleb |
| c. 600 | Gersem | |
| c. 614 | Armah | possibly identical with Sahama |
| died c. 630 | Sahama | tradition also records an Ella Tsaham (Illa Ṣaḥām) |
Later kings
The following kings ruled between 600–900, though individual dates are not available.[2]
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Kwastantinos | or "Constantine" |
| Wasan Sagad | Bazagar? |
| Fere Shanay | or Fere Shernay |
| 'Adre'az | or 'Adre'azar |
| 'Akla Wedem | |
| Germa Safar | |
| Zergaz | or Gergaz |
| Degna Mikael | |
| Bahr Ikela | |
| Gum | |
| 'Asgwomgum | |
| Letem | |
| Talatem | |
| 'Oda Gosh | or 'Oda Sasa |
| 'Ayzur | who reigned half a day and was strangled to death |
| Dedem | |
| Wededem | |
| Wedem 'Asfare | reigned 150 years |
| 'Armah | |
| Degna Djan | or Ged'a Djan |
| 'Anbasa Wedem | son of Degna Djan |
| Dil Na'od | son of Degna Djan |
See also
- Axum
- Lists of office-holders
- List of emperors of Ethiopia
References
^ S.C. Munro-Hay, Aksum (Edinburgh: University Press, 1991), pp. 67f
^ E. A. Wallis Budge, A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia, 1928 (Oosterhout, the Netherlands: Anthropological Publications, 1970), pp. 269f
