The rise of Prester John and the search for Solomo's mines
The morning of the 3rd of june was filled with much turmoil. King Amba Iyasus was found in his bed terribly mutilated. The room was filled with blood. The kings head was found in one corner of the room, bashed into an unrecognizable pulp. His body had been chopped into many parts and thown around in the room. The uncle of King Amba, the 35 year old Zar'a Yaqob assumed command as he was the closest heir to the thone. He immediately issued an search for the killers, but they were nowhere to be found. The only evidence found was some muslim relics. It was believed that muslim bandits had murdered the king, but none could be charged with the killing.
Zar'a Yaqob was given the title of king only a few days later. First he set straight the governing of the nation, then a month later he proclaimed in a great speach that he was taking the title of quastantinos as his royal name. It was done to honor the great kings of Byzants and their tragedy, to send a message to all orthodox people that Ethiopia was gonna take the responsibility of protecting the orthodox faith. He sent many priests to both Alexandria and Konstantinopel to make closer relations with the bishops there. Later in his speach he said that he was gonna go on a search for their old riches. In the old days, king solomo had huge gold mines deep down in Africa. Since the solomonic lineage of kings were decending from king solomo, King Zar'a thought it was time to seek their old heritage. He was gonna go south and continue to search until he found the riches.
King Zar'a traveled towards the area of lindi, the southernmost area that was in Ethiopian maps. Early in 1435 he reached this place with his 5000 elite troops. Then began the journey south into unknown territory. In april 1435, King Zar'a had mapped an area he called mtawa. He sent some traders to make the natives become used to Ethiopian culture.
Later, after having mapped several other areas, King Zar'a made contact with a large nation called Zimbabwe. Their king was called Nyatsimha. King Zar'a noticed how rich they were of gold. This was a potential place of solomos mines. King Zar'a knew he had to have an strong platform to attack from if he was to conquer the area. He sent several gift to King Nyatsimha and was invited to the capitol in a royal visit. The place was so rich in gold that this had to be the place of Solomos mines.
The morning of the 3rd of june was filled with much turmoil. King Amba Iyasus was found in his bed terribly mutilated. The room was filled with blood. The kings head was found in one corner of the room, bashed into an unrecognizable pulp. His body had been chopped into many parts and thown around in the room. The uncle of King Amba, the 35 year old Zar'a Yaqob assumed command as he was the closest heir to the thone. He immediately issued an search for the killers, but they were nowhere to be found. The only evidence found was some muslim relics. It was believed that muslim bandits had murdered the king, but none could be charged with the killing.
Zar'a Yaqob was given the title of king only a few days later. First he set straight the governing of the nation, then a month later he proclaimed in a great speach that he was taking the title of quastantinos as his royal name. It was done to honor the great kings of Byzants and their tragedy, to send a message to all orthodox people that Ethiopia was gonna take the responsibility of protecting the orthodox faith. He sent many priests to both Alexandria and Konstantinopel to make closer relations with the bishops there. Later in his speach he said that he was gonna go on a search for their old riches. In the old days, king solomo had huge gold mines deep down in Africa. Since the solomonic lineage of kings were decending from king solomo, King Zar'a thought it was time to seek their old heritage. He was gonna go south and continue to search until he found the riches.
King Zar'a traveled towards the area of lindi, the southernmost area that was in Ethiopian maps. Early in 1435 he reached this place with his 5000 elite troops. Then began the journey south into unknown territory. In april 1435, King Zar'a had mapped an area he called mtawa. He sent some traders to make the natives become used to Ethiopian culture.
Later, after having mapped several other areas, King Zar'a made contact with a large nation called Zimbabwe. Their king was called Nyatsimha. King Zar'a noticed how rich they were of gold. This was a potential place of solomos mines. King Zar'a knew he had to have an strong platform to attack from if he was to conquer the area. He sent several gift to King Nyatsimha and was invited to the capitol in a royal visit. The place was so rich in gold that this had to be the place of Solomos mines.
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