Susenyos I

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Susenyos I was an early 17th-century emperor of Ethiopia best known for his controversial conversion to Roman Catholicism and the resulting religious conflicts in his realm.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Susenyos I canonical 5
Emperor Fasilides 2
Yohannes I 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Ethiopia
human
abdicatedInFavorOf Fasilides
abdicationDate 1632
advisor Afonso Mendes
Pedro Páez
ally Portuguese Empire
birthDate circa 1572
burialPlace Däbrä Berhan Selassie (traditional attribution)
capital Danqaz
Gondar (late in his reign, as emerging center)
linked to: Gondar
child Fasilides
Mäläkotawit
conflict civil wars triggered by religious policies
rebellions by Ethiopian Orthodox nobles and clergy
conversionDate circa 1612
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
coronationDate 1607
country Ethiopia
deathDate 1632
deathPlace Ethiopia
dynasty Solomonic dynasty
era early 17th century
ethnicGroup Amhara
father Fasilides (father of Susenyos I)
issuedEdict proclamation making Catholicism official religion of Ethiopia
knownFor introduction of European firearms on larger scale in Ethiopian warfare
strengthening ties with the Catholic Church and the Papacy
triggering long‑lasting suspicion of Catholicism in Ethiopia
language Amharic
Geʽez
militaryCampaign campaigns against Oromo groups
campaigns in Ennarea
campaigns in Gojjam
mother Hamälmal Wärq
notableFor attempts to impose Catholicism as state religion
conversion to Roman Catholicism
religious conflicts in Ethiopia
policyChange revoked Catholicism as state religion in 1632
positionHeld Emperor of Ethiopia
predecessor Yaqob
reignEnd 1632
reignStart 1606
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Wälättä Selassie
successor Fasilides
usedMilitarySupportFrom Portuguese musketeers

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Solomonic dynasty hasRuler Susenyos I
Emperor of Ethiopia heldBy Susenyos I
Gondar foundedBy Emperor Fasilides
linked to: Susenyos I
Fasil Ghebbi namedAfter Emperor Fasilides
subject linked to: Fasil Ghebbi (in Gondar city)
linked to: Susenyos I
House of Solomon notableMember Susenyos I
Fasilides father Susenyos I
Fasilides child Yohannes I
linked to: Susenyos I
Fasilides predecessor Susenyos I