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Emperor Menas

Type Figure Region Ethiopia Time c. 1520–1563 Also known as Menas, son of Wanag Seged

Menas was an emperor of Ethiopia's Solomonic dynasty in the sixteenth century, reigning from about 1559 to 1563.…

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  1. c. 1520–1540Ethiopian Highlands · EthiopiaMenas was a son of Emperor Lebna Dengel (Wanag Seged) and grew up in the imperial court and royal family, personally experiencing the turbulent years of conflict between the empire and powers such as the Ottomans and Adal.
  2. c. 1559–1563Ethiopian imperial court · EthiopiaAfter his brother Galawdewos fell in battle, Menas acceded around 1559, implementing policies to restore Ethiopian Orthodoxy and rectify church and local order, and continuing to deal with the threat of surrounding Islamic powers until his death in 1563.

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