Dawit III

Dawit III
ሳልሳዊ ዓፄ ዳዊት
Palace of Dawit III
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign8 February 1716 – 18 May 1721
PredecessorYostos
SuccessorBakaffa
Born1694 or 1695[1]
Regnal name
Adbar Sagad
DynastyHouse of Solomon
FatherIyasu I
MotherQeddesta Krestos
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Church

Dawit III (Ge'ez: ዳዊት), throne name Adbar Sagad (Ge’ez: አድባር ሰገድ), also known as Dawit the Singer was Emperor of Ethiopia from 8 February 1716 to 18 May 1721, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Iyasu I and his concubine Qeddesta Krestos.

  1. ^ Budge, E. A. Wallis (1928). A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia (Volume 2). London: Methuen & Co. p. 440.

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