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What was the claim made by the rulers of the Solomonic Dynasty regarding their legitimacy to take over state power?
They claimed to be dependents of the last king of Aksum, which made them legitimate to take over state power from the Zagwe dynasty.
What is the significance of the quotation marks around the names 'Restoration' and 'Solomonic'?
The claim of descent from King Solomon of Israel is legendary, and there is no historical evidence to support the claim of dependence on the last king of Aksum.
What is the Kibre Negest, and what does it claim about Ethiopian ruling class?
The Kibre Negest is a document that associated Ethiopia with the Judeo-Christian tradition. It claims that Ethiopian ruling class descended from the line of Menilek I, son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon of Israel.
Study Notes
Legitimacy of Solomonic Dynasty
- Rulers of the Solomonic Dynasty claimed their legitimacy to take over state power by tracing their lineage back to the biblical King Solomon and Queen of Sheba.
Terminology
- The quotation marks around the names 'Restoration' and 'Solomonic' imply that these terms are not universally accepted or are being used in a specific context.
Kibre Negest
- The Kibre Negest is a 14th-century Ethiopian text that serves as a national epic and a justification of the Solomonic Dynasty's rule.
- According to the Kibre Negest, the Ethiopian ruling class is descended from the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, and thus has a divine right to rule.
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