Zara Yaqob

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Zar'a Ya qob or Zera Yacob (Ge'ez ዘርአ ያዕቆብ zar'ā yāʿiqōb Seed of Jacob, modern zer'a yā'iqōb) (1399-1468) was nəgusä nägäst (19 or 20 June 1434-1468) of Ethiopia (throne name Kwestantinos I Ge'ez ቈስታንቲኖስ qʷastāntīnōs or Constantine I), and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. Born at Tilq in the province of Fatagar (now part of the Oromia Region, near the Awash River), Zara Yaqob was the youngest son of Dawit I and his youngest queen, Igzi Kebra.