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Jan Seyum

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Reign
  
11th century

Father
  
Mara Takla Haymanot

Successor
  
Germa Seyum

Grandchildren
  
Yetbarak, Na'akueto La'ab

Dynasty
  
Zagwe dynasty

Parents
  
Mara Takla Haymanot

Predecessor
  
Tatadim

Children
  
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Kedus Harbe

Similar
  
Kedus Harbe, Mara Takla Haymanot, Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Fasilides, Haile Selassie

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. His name does not appear in the longer king lists.

References

Jan Seyum Wikipedia