CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS iv
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Foreword xii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. An Israelite Kingdom in Ethiopia: Legends of a Glorious Past 5
8. Chapter 2. ʿAmdä Ṣǝyon and Early Solomonic Expansion 33
9. Chapter 3. Ethiopian Orthodox Ecclesiastical Activity in the Lake Ṭana Region and Conflict with its Jews 39
10. Chapter 4. The Great War with Emperor Yǝsḥaq and its Aftermath 47
11. Chapter 5. Betä Ǝsra ʾel Sovereignty and Society in the Aftermath of Aṣe Yǝsḥaq’s Campaign 63
12. Chapter 6. The Ten Lost Tribes Discovered: Early Encounters with the Jewish World 69
13. Chapter 7. The Fate of Ethiopia Determined in the Sǝmen: The Islamic Conquest, the Christian Reconquest, and the Sǝmen Betä Ǝsraʾel 85
14. Chapter 8. A Solomonic Capital Neighbouring the Autonomous Betä Ǝsraʾel 101
15. Chapter 9. Masada in the Sǝmen: The Wars with Śärṣä Dǝngǝl 103
16. Chapter 10. The Gideonite Dynasty and the Solomonic Throne 131
17. Chapter 11. A Last Stand at Sägännät: Susǝnyos and the Final Defeat of the Betä Ǝsraʾel 133
18. Chapter 12. A New Era: The Gondärine Period 159
19. Epilogue. Prospects for Future Research 163
20. Bibliography 167
21. Index 183