Hezqeyas

Hezekiah or Hezqeyas (* before 1789, † September 13, 1813 ) was from 26 July 1789 to January 1794 Negest Negus ( Emperor ) of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Iyasu III.

Hezekiah moved along with his chief men prior to Gonder and the reigning emperor Tekle Giyorgis. This was at that time engaged in quelling rebellions in several regions. As Tekle Giyorgis saw the army to march Hezekiah, he turned and fled. With the help of Ras Ali Hezekiah came to the throne after.

In the first years of his reign Hezekiah offered shelter for Selasse, Tigray had invaded. In addition, Hezekiah also advanced against Sannaer which he plundered and devastated. Despite these signs of military strength, his power was very limited. The Royal Chronicle notes that the end of his reign, one of the warlords, Dejazmach Wolda Gabrael, Gonder entered and, undertook without permission from the Emperor Hezekiah, appointments and dismissals. A few months later, the angry captain came Asserat in the capital to drive the Dejazmach. In the developing fray his men inflamed the Gan Takal, a part of the royal fortress.

The traveler Henry Salt notes that during his visit to the northern part of Ethiopia 1809/1810, Hezekiah was always alive.

The Frankfurt scientist Eduard Rüppell brought by one of its Travel Ethiopia with several manuscripts found their place in today's University Library in Frankfurt am Main. One of the manuscripts, a Psalter, shows the only illustration of the change in yourself playing the harp King David, which is the Emperor 's feet.