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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor Fasilides | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Emperor of Ethiopia
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| abdicatedInFavorOf | Fasilides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abdicationDate | 1632 ⓘ |
| advisor |
Afonso Mendes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro Páez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ally | Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1572 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Däbrä Berhan Selassie (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Danqaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gondar (late in his reign, as emerging center) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Fasilides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mäläkotawit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
civil wars triggered by religious policies
ⓘ
rebellions by Ethiopian Orthodox nobles and clergy ⓘ |
| conversionDate | circa 1612 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 1607 ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1632 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Amhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Fasilides (father of Susenyos I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
campaigns against Oromo groups
ⓘ
campaigns in Ennarea ⓘ campaigns in Gojjam ⓘ |
| mother | Hamälmal Wärq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Yaqob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1632 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1606 ⓘ |
| religion |
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| spouse | Wälättä Selassie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Fasilides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMilitarySupportFrom | Portuguese musketeers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fasil Ghebbi
this entity surface form:
Emperor Fasilides