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Dawit I
| Dawit I ቀዳማዊ ዐፄ ዳዊት | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Ethiopia | |
| Reign | 1382 – 6 October 1413 |
| Predecessor | Newaya Maryam |
| Successor | Tewodros I |
| Spouse | Seyon Mangasha[1] 'Egzi'e Kebra[1] |
| Issue | Tewodros I Yeshaq I Takla Maryam Zara Yaqob |
| Dynasty | House of Solomon |
| Father | Newaya Krestos |
| Mother | Lazzab Warqa |
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox |
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Dawit I[2] (Ge'ez: ዳዊት) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1382 to 6 October 1413,[3] and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the younger son of Newaya Krestos.
- ^ a b Budge, E. A. Wallis (1928). A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia (Volume 1). London: Methuen & Co. p. 301.
- ^ In Ethiopian sources he is referred to as Dawit II (and all subsequent Dawits are numerated accordingly), as Dawit I is used to refer only to King David of Judah.
- ^ Kaplan, Stephen (2002). "Notes Towards a History of Aṣe Dawit I (1382-1413)". Aethiopica. 5: 74. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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