Queen of the Kingdom of Semien in the 10th-11th century
"Yodit" redirects here. For the Ethiopian model, see Yodit Getahun.
Yudit
Queen of Semien
Queen of Simien
Reign
c.960 A.D.-c.1000 C.E.
Predecessor
Gideon IV
Born
Begwena, Kingdom of Aksum
Died
c.1000 A.D.
Spouse
Zenobis
Dynasty
House of Gideon
Father
Gideon IV
Religion
Judaism
Gudit stela field, Aksum, EthiopiaAbreha and Atsbeha Church
Gudit (Ge'ez: ጉዲት) is the Classical Ethiopic name for a personage also known as Yodit in Tigrinya, and Amharic, but also Isato in Amharic, and Ga'wa in Ţilţal.[1] The person behind these various alternative names is portrayed as a powerful female ruler, probably identical to Māsobā Wārq, the daughter of the last Aksumite king, Dil Na'ad, mentioned in an early Arabic source.[a] She is said to have been responsible for laying waste the Kingdom of Aksum and its countryside, and the destruction of its churches and monuments in the 10th century AD in revenge for the church having cut her breast off and selling her into slavery. If she is the same as the Tirda' Gābāz in other Ethiopian sources,[b] she is also said to have attempted to exterminate the members of the ruling dynasty.[c] The deeds attributed to her are recorded in oral tradition and in a variety of historical narratives.
^Andersen 2000, pp. 31, 38–39.
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Gudit (Ge'ez: ጉዲት) is the Classical Ethiopic name for a personage also known as Yodit in Tigrinya, and Amharic, but also Isato in Amharic, and Ga'wa in...
been the former residence of the Queen of Sheba, as well as Kandake and Gudit. Describing the church, he wrote: "This church is very large; it has five...
Dil Na'od was overthrown by Gudit, and that Mara Takla Haymanot (whom Bruce calls "Takla Haymanot") was a cousin of Gudit who succeeded her after several...
history holds that, around 960, a Jewish Queen named Yodit (Judith) or "Gudit" defeated the empire and burned its churches and literature. While there...
Aksum. The ruins are in the western part of Aksum, across the road from the Gudit stelae field. Dungur is known locally and popularly as the Palace of the...
part of an important trade route. Aksum came to an end in 960 when Queen Gudit defeated the last king of Aksum. In response, the remnant of the Aksumite...
least twice. Its first putative destruction occurred at the hands of Queen Gudit during the 10th century. Its second, confirmed, destruction occurred in...
practiced on Debre Damo, which was captured by the 10th-century queen Yodit or "Gudit", who then isolated 200 princes there to death; however, Pakenham also notes...
allowed to leave the courtyard of the church. During the persecution of Gudit in the 10th century and the Ethiopian-Adal war in the 16th century the Ark...
communities of that time. Legends surrounding a Jewish queen called Judith (Gudit) have been dismissed by Ethiopian specialists like Edward Ullendorff as...
Solomon and queen Makeda via the kings of Axum. After Axum was destroyed by Gudit in the 10th century, the royal family fled to Shewa and reigned there for...
Axum states that Wedem Asfare was the grandfather of the infamous queen Gudit, who sacked Axum in the 10th century. According to this chronicle, she was...
In the late 10th century, the Kingdom of Aksum fell to a queen known as Gudit. Historians are unsure of her ethnicity and religion, but she is theorized...
had used Shewa as their safe haven when their survival was threatened by Gudit and other enemies. This is the reason why the region got the name "Shewa"...
its history. Historically, notable persecutions attributed during Yodit Gudit era in 980, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi invasion of Ethiopian Empire during...
Ged'a Djan Not listed as a separate king by Budge c. 856 – 857 845–846 Gudit (Queen) Not included on Budge's list c. 857 – 897 846–885 'Anbasa Wedem...
London: Methuen & Co. p. 259. Selassie, Sergew Hable (1972). "The Problem of Gudit". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 10 (1): 115. JSTOR 41965849. Taddesse Tamrat...
Kebra Nagast and some traditional Ethiopian histories have stated that Gudit (or "Yudit", Judith; another name given her was "Esato", Esther), a 10th-century...
(2015). History of Harar and Hararis (PDF). Harar Culture Bureau. p. 105. "Gudit fl. 10th century Orthodox Ethiopia". Archived from the original on 12 February...
pillage of its capital — also named Axum — in the 10th century by Queen Gudit. Nevertheless, the core Aksumite civilization was preserved and continued...
Dil Na'od was overthrown by Gudit, and that Mara Takla Haymanot (whom Bruce calls "Takla Haymanot") was a cousin of Gudit who succeeded her after several...
988), daughter of Géza of Hungary and Sarolt, married Bolesław I Chrobry Gudit, legendary queen of the Kingdom of Semien, sometimes referred to as Judith...
Gudit and her descendants" between Gedajan and Gudit, though the two kings Anbase Wedem and Dil Na'od are not usually considered descendants of Gudit...
over Aksum. However, legends surrounding a Jewish queen called Judith (Gudit) have been dismissed by scholars like Edward Ullendorff as without foundation...
their womanly role in society, and started hanging men by their testicles. Gudit (Ge'ez: Yodit, Judith) is a semi-legendary, non-Christian, Beta Israel,...
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