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Germa Seyum
King of Zagwe dynasty
Reign11th century
Predecessor Jan Seyum
Successor Yemrehana Krestos
Dynasty Zagwe dynasty
Father Mara Takla Haymanot
Mother Masoba Warq
Religion Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Germa Seyum ( Ge'ez: ገርማ ስዩም) was King of Zagwe dynasty. Taddesse Tamrat states that he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot, the younger brother of King Tatadim, and the father of Pentewudem, Kedus Harbe and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela. [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 Emperor of Ethiopia Succeeded by