Kedus Harbe

Kedus Harbe
Kedus Harbe
King of Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Kedus Harbe (

G.W.B. Huntingford does not include him in his list of kings of the Zagwe dynasty.^[2]

Reign

According to

Muslim ruler of Egypt. The ruler was first sympathetic to the request, but the prelate warned him that with that many bishops they could appoint their own Archbishop and be free to develop "enmity and hostility" towards their Muslim neighbors. When the messengers returned with Kedus Harbe's answer, the country had experienced great famine and pestilence. "These were the first such calamities for which the historical mention exists."^[3]

References

^ Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.
^ Huntingford, Historical Geography of Ethiopia (London: British Academy, 1989), p. 68.
^ Richard Pankhurst, The Ethiopians: A History (Oxford: Blackwell, 2001), p. 47

Regnal titles
Preceded by Yemrehana Krestos	Emperor of Ethiopia	Succeeded by Gebre Mesqel Lalibela

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[1] Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.

[2] Huntingford, Historical Geography of Ethiopia (London: British Academy, 1989), p. 68.

[3] Richard Pankhurst, The Ethiopians: A History (Oxford: Blackwell, 2001), p. 47

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