Yemrehana Krestos

Yemrehana Krestos
King of Zagwe dynasty
Reign11th century-12th Century
PredecessorGerma Seyum
SuccessorKedus Harbe
DynastyZagwe dynasty
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Church

Yemrehana Krestos (Ge'ez: ይምረሃና ክርስቶስ, Yəmrəḥannä Krəstos, often referred to as "Yəmrəḥa" in the sources) was the third king of the Zagwe dynasty, ruling during the second half of the twelfth century.[1] His biography is recorded in the Gädlä Yəmrəḥannä Krəstos.[1]

  1. ^ a b Marrassini, Paolo. "Yəmrəḥannä Krəstos", Enyclopaedia Aethiopica: Y-Z, Vol. 5, edited by Alessandro Bausi and Siegbert Uhlig (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2014), pp. 53-54