Dil Na'od married the founder of this dynasty, Mara Takla Haymanot, who succeeded a chaotic period led by Queen Gudit and her descendants.
During the rule of this dynasty, Iyasus Mo'a was made abbot of the Istifanos Monastery. Dil Na'od married the founder of this dynasty, Mara Takla Haymanot, who succeeded a chaotic period led by Queen Gudit and her descendants. After an uprising killed this Lasta-centered dynasty's king Yitbarek, its final king, known only as "The Unknown," Za-Ilmaknun, was killed at the church of St. Qirqos by forces loyal to Yekuno Amlak. The Knights Templar may have helped restore this dynasty's king Gebre Mesqel, who established a series of churches (*)  hewn from rock at its capital, Adefa, which was renamed Lalibela in his honor.  Possibily founded by Falashas, this dynasty was derided as Semitic and blamed for causing its modern day country's "Dark Age," but eventually gave rise to a restored Solomonic dynasty. Succeeding the Axumite Kingdom was, for 10 points, what dynasty which ruled a namesake kingdom from about 1137 to 1270 AD in Ethiopia?
During the rule of this dynasty, Iyasus Mo'a was made abbot of the Istifanos Monastery.
Zagwe dynasty