Biographies of Rulers in the Premodern Islamicate World

Ethiopia’s historiographical tradition is among the richest in sub-Saharan Africa, with origins tracing back to the Aksumite period. While early practices laid the foundation, a formalized tradition of historical writing emerged in the fourteenth century, primarily to legitimize Christian kings...

On 9 October 2024 Solomon Gebreyes talks on "Some Hagiographic Elements in the Chronicle of Śarḍa Dǝngǝl (r.1563‒1597)" at the Workshop Ethiopic Hagiographic Literature Manuscript Tradition, Textual Transmission, Motifs, and Use