Kedus Harbe

Kedus Harbe
King of Zagwe dynasty
ReignMid 12th century-1181
PredecessorYemrehana Krestos
SuccessorGebre Mesqel Lalibela
DynastyZagwe dynasty
FatherJan Seyum
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Church

Kedus Harbe (Ge'ez: ቅዱስ ሓርበኛ, "Holy Warrior") was King of Zagwe dynasty. According to Taddesse Tamrat, he was the son of Jan Seyum, the brother of Tatadim.[1] Some authorities date his reign to the years 1079–1119. G.W.B. Huntingford does not include him in his list of kings of the Zagwe dynasty.[2] On some regnal lists he is known as Gabra Maryam.[3][4]

  1. ^ Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.
  2. ^ Huntingford, Historical Geography of Ethiopia (London: British Academy, 1989), p. 68.
  3. ^ Budge 1928a, p. 217.
  4. ^ Selassie 1972, pp. 240–241.