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Dawit Getachew
Dawit is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Dawit *Dawit I, nəgusä nägäst (1382–1413), of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty *Dawit II, Emperor Anbasa Segad, birth name Lebna Dengel (1501–1540), nəgusä nägäst (1508–1540) of Ethiopia *Dawit III, Dawit the Singer, nəgusä nägäst (1716–1721), of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty *Dawit Amanuel (1862–1944), the main translator of the New Testament in the Tigre language, published in 1902 *Bruck Dawit, Ethiopian-American audio engineer and music producer *Dawit Isaak (born 1964), Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer *Dawit Kebede (born 1980), Ethiopian print media journalist, winner of the 2010 CPJ International Press Freedom Award *Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen (born 1982), Ethiopian prince *Dawit Mebratu (born 1984), Ethiopian football midfielder *Dawit Wolde (born 1991), Ethiopian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres *Dawit Yifru (born 1952 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawit I
Dawit I () was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1382 to 6 October 1413, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the younger son of Newaya Krestos. Reign Early in his reign, around 1380, Dawit campaigned against Egypt. He initiated this campaign in an attempt to assist the Coptic Christians of Upper Egypt who he thought were being oppressed under Muslim rule and he felt he had the duty to protect them as he saw himself as the protector of Orthodox Christianity in East Africa. In response, the Emir forced the Patriarch of Alexandria, Matthew I, to send a deputation to Dawit to persuade him to retire back to his kingdom. "There seems to be little or no doubt that, on the eve of the advent of the Burji dynasty of Mamluk Egypt, King Dawit had in fact led his troops beyond the northern frontiers of his kingdom, and created much havoc among the Muslim inhabitants of the area who had been within the sphere of influence of Egypt since the thirteenth century." The Emperor apparently had a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |