Back Jan Sejoem Afrikaans جان سيوم ARZ Jan Seyum German Jan Seyum Spanish Jan Seyum French ג'אן סאיום, קיסר אתיופיה HE Jan Szejum Hungarian Akotiet Dżan Syjum Polish Zã Seium Portuguese Джен Сеюм Ukrainian
| Jan Seyum | |
|---|---|
| King of Zagwe dynasty | |
| Reign | 1056 A.D.-Late 11th Century |
| Predecessor | Tatadim |
| Successor | Germa Seyum |
| Dynasty | Zagwe dynasty |
| Father | Mara Takla Haymanot |
| Mother | Masoba Warq |
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
Jan Seyum (Ge'ez: ጃን ስዩም) was King of Zagwe dynasty. Taddesse Tamrat states that he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot, a younger brother of King Tatadim, and the father of Yemrehana Krestos.[1] His name does not appear in the longer king lists.
- ^ Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.