Jan Seyum

Jan Seyum
Reign 11th century
Predecessor Tatadim
Successor Germa Seyum
Dynasty Zagwe dynasty
Father Mara Takla Haymanot

Jan Seyum was a King (negus) of Ethiopia, and a member of the 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.

References

  1. Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Tatadim
Emperor of Ethiopia Succeeded by
Germa Seyum