Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.

Susenyos I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1606 to 1632

Susenyos I, also known as Susenyos the Catholic, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1607 to 1632, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne names were Seltan Sagad and Malak Sagad III.

Yaqob of Ethiopia

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1597 to 1606

Yaqob, throne name Malak Sagad II, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1597 to 1607, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the eldest surviving son of Sarsa Dengel. According to E. A. Wallis Budge, Yaqob's mother was Empress Maryam Sena; others sources suggest she was Emebet…

Abuna

Honorific title of Orthodox Tewahedo Church bishops

Abuna is the honorific title used for any bishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church as well as of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It was historically used solely for the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Ethiopia during the more than 1000 years when the Coptic…

Gojjam

Former province in northwestern Ethiopia

Gojjam is a historical provincial kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia, with its capital city at Debre Markos.

Emperor of Ethiopia

The emperor of Ethiopia, also known as the Atse, was the hereditary ruler of the Ethiopian Empire, from at least the 13th century until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975. The emperor was the head of state and head of government, with ultimate executive, judicial and…

March 10

Day of the year

March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 296 days remain until the end of the year.