Tekle Haymanot II [SEP] noble family
Tekle Haymanot II
Tekle Haymanot II (Ge'ez ተክለ ሃይማኖት, "Anchor of the faith"; 1754 – 7 September 1777) was "nəgusä nägäst" as Admas Sagad III (Ge'ez አድማስ ሰገድ "to whom the horizon bows"; 18 October 1769 – 13 April 1777) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Yohannes II by "Woizero" Sancheviyar, at the Imperial prison of Mount Wehni.
The Scots explorer James Bruce (who was in Ethiopia from September 1769
, although the majority of the great lords supported Hezqeyas, Tekle Haymanot made his own appointments from his refuge in Gojjam, undermining Hezqeyas' authority, "for the Kingdom was split in two."
The following year Tekle Giyorgis had a falling out with his primary supporter "Ras" Tekle Yosadiq; Tekle Giyorgis fled Gojjam, seeking the support of another noble, "Dejazmach" Gadlu, who refused to receive him; Tekle Giyorgis then turned to "Ras" Aligaz for help who responded positively, but once Tekle Haymanot