Germa Seyum
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Background
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.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Germa Seyum is not named on shorter lists of Zagwe kings, but appears on longer lists, usually as the successor of Jan Seyum.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". One version of the list contains 11 names and lists Germa Seyum as the fourth king, between Jan Seyum and Yemrehana Krestos, with 40 years of rule.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Another version of the list instead lists his successor as "Gempawedemo" (possibly Tatadim).Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The longest lists of Zagwe kings contain sixteen names and place Germa Seyum in eleventh place in the line of succession.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". On this list he is stated to have reigned for 20 years.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The exact dates of his reign are difficult to know because of the variation in reign lengths and order on different king lists. Working backwards from 1270, when the Zagwe dynasty was deposed, Germa Seyum would have reigned c. 981–1021,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 999–1039,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". c. 1001–1041Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". or c. 1033–1053Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". depending on the regnal list.
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