Lāqač, Queen of Goğğām, active 19th century-20th century
The daughter of Wāg Śeyyum Gabra Madḫen and sister of Emperor Takla Giyorgis II, Lāqač married the governor of Goğğām, Takla Hāymānot, in approximately 1868. After her husband's death in early 1901, she made an unsuccessful attempt for the throne, afterwards retiring to her homeland.
- HMML ID
- 314171644698
- PURL
- LC name
- Lāqač, Queen of Goğğām, active 19th century-20th century
- HMML name
- Lāqač, Queen of Goğğām, active 19th century-20th century
- HMML native script
- ላቀች
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Wayzaro Lāqač
- Laqäč Gäbrä Mädhen
- Walatta Iyasus (baptismal name)
- ወለተ ፡ ኢየሱስ
- ወይዘሮ ፡ ላቀች
Personal information
- Centuries
- 19th century CE ● 20th century CE
- Gender
- Females
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
Affiliations
- Affiliation
Personal relationships
- Spouses
General notes
- Description
- Laqäč Gäbrä Mädhen; daughter of Wāg Śeyyum Gabra Madḫen; sister of Emperor Takla Giyorgis II; married the governor of Goğğām, Takla Hāymānot ca. 1868; after his death in 1901, she unsuccessfully tried for the throne, then returned to her homeland
- Citations
- Girma Getahun, The Goğğam Chronicle (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014), 139, 248, 316.
- Description
- ወይዘሮ ፡ ላቀች = Wayzaro Lāqač; ወለተ ፡ ኢየሱስ = Walatta Iyasus (baptismal name)
- Citations
- EMDA 00321, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed October 25, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/501239.
Preferred citation
"Lāqač, Queen of Goğğām, active 19th century-20th century." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified March 21, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/314171644698
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-10-25
- Last edited
- 2022-03-21