Menas ዓፄ ሜናስ | |||||
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Emperor of Ethiopia | |||||
Reign | 1559–1563 | ||||
Predecessor | Gelawdewos | ||||
Successor | Sarsa Dengel | ||||
Born | 1535 | ||||
Died | 1563 Wag, Ethiopian Empire | (aged 27–28)||||
Spouse | Adimas Moas | ||||
Issue | Sarsa Dengel Lesana Kristos[1] Hawaryat[1] Tazkaro[1] | ||||
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House | House of Solomon | ||||
Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo(1535-1542) Islam(1542-1543) Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo(1543-1563) |
Menas (Ge'ez: ሜናስ, romanized: mēnās) or Minas, throne name Admas Sagad I (Ge’ez: አድማስ ሰገድ, died 1563), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1559 until his death in 1563, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a brother of Gelawdewos and the son of Emperor Dawit II.