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Wedem Arad
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| Lineage | ? |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Wedem Arad |
| Parents | |
| Wiki-page | wikipedia:Wedem_Arad |
Events
child birth: ♂ Amda Seyon I ? (Gebre Mesqel Ge'ez) [?]
between 1299 and 1314 title: Negus of Ethiopia
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From Wikipedia:
In 1306, Wedem Arad sent an embassy of 30 envoys to Europe seeking the "king of the Spains" (probably Castile and Aragon). Perhaps hearing of the Christians' successes against Al-Andalus in Iberia, Wedem Arad sought to negotiate a mutual defense pact with them against their common Muslim enemies. Whether or not the envoys reached their destination is unknown, but they did visit Rome and got as far as Avignon. Delayed on their way home, they spent some time in Genoa, where they were interviewed by the geographer Giovanni da Carignano. Giovanni's account of their country based on the interviews is lost, but was summarized by Jacobus Philippus Foresti da Bergamo in his Supplementum Chronicarum; this is the first text that associates the legendary figure of Prester John with Ethiopia.
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