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Yeshaq I

Type Figure Region Ethiopia Time c. 1390–1429 Also known as ይሥሐቅ、Yesehaq I、Gabra Masqal II、ገብረ መስቀል

Solomonic emperor of Ethiopia, reigning c. 1414–1429; succeeded his brother Tewodros I and was famed for military expansion, including an expedition …

Timeline

  1. 1414–1415Ethiopian Highlands · EthiopiaAfter the death of his father David I, he succeeded his brother Tewodros I as emperor of the Solomonic dynasty, beginning a reign of nearly fifteen years.
  2. 1415–1416Near Zeila · SomaliaLed an army east against the Sultanate of Ifat, captured the port of Zeila and burned its mosques, and captured and killed Ifat Sultan Sa'ad ad-Din near the coast, significantly weakening Muslim power in the east.
  3. 1427–1429Harar · EthiopiaIn his later years he continued to contend with the Adal Sultanate, and in 1428 sent envoys to contact King Alfonso V of Aragon. Around 1429 he was killed in battle or assassinated in fighting with Adal forces, and was succeeded by his son Andreas.

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