Germa Seyum (Ge'ez: ገርማ ስዩም) was King of Zagwe dynasty. Taddesse Tamrat states that he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot, the younger brother of King Tatadim, and the father of Pentewudem, Kedus Harbe and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela.[1] His name does not appear in the longer king lists.

Germa Seyum
King of Zagwe dynasty
Reign11th century
PredecessorJan Seyum
SuccessorYemrehana Krestos
DynastyZagwe dynasty
FatherMara Takla Haymanot
MotherMasoba Warq
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Church

References edit

  1. ^ Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.
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Preceded by Emperor of Ethiopia Succeeded by