Who was the first emperor of the Ethiopian Empire?
Yekuno Amlak
Amda Seyon I
Zara Yaqob
Fasilides
Answer
Yekuno Amlak, a nobleman from the Solomonic dynasty, founded the Ethiopian Empire in 1270 and became its first emperor. He claimed to descend from the last Aksumite king and the Biblical Menelik I and the Queen of Sheba.
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