Solomonic dynasty

House of Solomon ሰሎሞናዊው ሥርወ መንግሥት Sälomonawīwi širiwä menigišiti Solomonic dynasty
Country	Ethiopian Empire
Place of origin	Bete Amhara
Founded	1270 AD
Founder	Yekuno Amlak
Current head	Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
Final ruler	Haile Selassie
Titles	Emperor of Ethiopia -- Atse King of Kings/Queen of Kings -- Negusa Nagast/Negesta Nagastat Negus Elect of God King of Zion King of Abyssinia Duke Ras Leul
Deposition	12 September 1974
Cadet branches	Gondarine Branch Shewan Branch Selalle branch Tigrean Branch Gojjam Branch

The Solomonic dynasty, also known as the House of Solomon, was the ruling dynasty of the Ethiopian Empire from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries. The dynasty was founded by Yekuno Amlak, who overthrew the Zagwe dynasty in 1270. His successors claimed he was descended from the legendary king Menelik I, the supposed son of the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, in order to legitimize the dynasty's assumption of power. Although this claimed ancestry gave the dynasty its name, there is no credible evidence that the dynasty was descended from Solomon or the Davidic line. The Solomonic dynasty remained in power until 1974, when its last emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown by a coup d'état.