Tekle Haymanot I

Tekle Haymanot I
ቀዳማዊ ዓፄ ተክለ ሃይማኖት
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign27 March 1706 – 30 June 1708
PredecessorIyasu I
SuccessorTewoflos
Born(1684-03-28)28 March 1684
Died30 June 1708(1708-06-30) (aged 24)
IssueNa'od[1]
Regnal name
Le`al Sagad
DynastyHouse of Solomon
FatherIyasu I
MotherMelekotawit
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo

Tekle Haymanot I (Ge'ez: ተክለ ሃይማኖት), throne name Le`al Sagad (Ge'ez: ለዓለ ሰገድ, 28 March 1684 – 30 June 1708) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 27 March 1706 until his death in 1708, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Iyasu I and Empress Malakotawit. He is often referred to as "Irgum Tekle Haymanot" or "Tekle Haymanot the Cursed".

  1. ^ Budge, E. A. Wallis (1928). A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia (Volume 2). London: Methuen & Co. p. 434.