Baeda Maryam I

Baeda Maryam I (Ge'ez: በእደ ማርያም; Bäˀəda Maryam, meaning "He who is in the hand of Mary"; 1448 – 8 November 1478), otherwise known as Cyriacus was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1468 to 1478, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His reign was characterized by a number of military campaigns, most notably against the Dobe'a who lived along the western escarpment of the Ethiopian Highlands.

Baeda Maryam I
በእደ ማርያም
Reign26 August 1468 – 8 November 1478
PredecessorZara Yaqob
SuccessorEskender
Born1448
Debre Berhan, Ethiopian Empire
Died8 November 1478(1478-11-08) (aged 29–30)
Abasi Wera Gabayi, Ethiopian Empire
Wives
  • Romna Wark
  • Eresh-Gazet
  • Kalyupe
IssueEskender
'Enkua 'Esra'el
Theodore
Na'od
DynastyHouse of Solomon
FatherZara Yaqob
MotherSeyon Mogess
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Christianity
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