List of emperors of Ethiopia


This article lists the Emperors of Ethiopia, from the founding of the Zagwe dynasty in the 9th/10th century until 1974, when the last Emperor from the Solomonic dynasty was deposed.
Kings of Aksum and Dʿmt are listed separately due to numerous gaps and large flexibility in chronology.

Emperors of Ethiopia

Names in italics indicate rulers who were usurpers or not widely recognized.

[Ethiopian Empire]

[Zagwe dynasty]

[Solomonic dynasty]

[Gondar]ine line
[Zemene Mesafint]

Tewodros dynasty

Zagwe dynasty

Solomonic dynasty

Tigrayan">Tigray Province#Rulers of Tigray">Tigrayan line
Shewan">List of rulers of Shewa">Shewan line

[Italian East Africa]

[House of Savoy]

Governors-General of Italian East Africa:

Solomonic dynasty

Shewan line

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