XVᵉ siècle – XVᵉ siècle
Ethiopian Empire
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Zara-Ya'qob was an Ethiopian emperor whose reign combined centralized and coercive rule with extensive religious and political reform. He intervened in the conflict between the Houses of Tekla-Haymanot and Ewostatewos, convening a council in 1450 that rehabilitated Ewostatewos’s followers and accepted Sabbath observance. He also endowed monasteries and reorganized ecclesiastical resources to strengthen the Ethiopian Church.
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Zara-Ya'qob ruled Ethiopia for thirty-four years and maintained firm control over an extensive Christian empire. His authority was described as despotic but effective, relying on both coercion and persuasion. He pursued reforms that reached into social, religious, and political life, seeking to reinforce the institutions that supported imperial rule.
A major challenge during his reign was the polarization of the Ethiopian Church between the Houses of Tekla-Haymanot and Ewostatewos. In 1450, Zara-Ya'qob called a council at his court and pressured both the Egyptian bishops and the House of Tekla-Haymanot to accept the rehabilitation of Ewostatewos’s followers. The settlement included recognition of their insistence on Sabbath observance.
Zara-Ya'qob treated ecclesiastical reform as part of a broader programme of strengthening the church. He sought to eliminate internal doctrinal conflicts, reorganize monastic and ecclesiastical resources, and endowed monasteries throughout the highlands. He also ordered them to extend and consolidate Christian teachings in their respective spheres of influence.
The programme achieved considerable success during his reign, which the passage associates with the Ethiopian Church’s peak of cultural, literary, and spiritual attainment. Yet the decline of Christian military power after his death weakened the political foundations of these achievements. Succession conflicts among his successors contributed to the erosion of central authority and the later revival of Muslim power.
XVᵉ siècle – XVᵉ siècle
Ethiopian Empire
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Zara-Ya'qob was an Ethiopian emperor whose reign combined centralized and coercive rule with extensive religious and political reform. He intervened in the conflict between the Houses of Tekla-Haymanot and Ewostatewos, convening a council in 1450 that rehabilitated Ewostatewos’s followers and accepted Sabbath observance. He also endowed monasteries and reorganized ecclesiastical resources to strengthen the Ethiopian Church.
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Le récit
Zara-Ya'qob ruled Ethiopia for thirty-four years and maintained firm control over an extensive Christian empire. His authority was described as despotic but effective, relying on both coercion and persuasion. He pursued reforms that reached into social, religious, and political life, seeking to reinforce the institutions that supported imperial rule.
A major challenge during his reign was the polarization of the Ethiopian Church between the Houses of Tekla-Haymanot and Ewostatewos. In 1450, Zara-Ya'qob called a council at his court and pressured both the Egyptian bishops and the House of Tekla-Haymanot to accept the rehabilitation of Ewostatewos’s followers. The settlement included recognition of their insistence on Sabbath observance.
Zara-Ya'qob treated ecclesiastical reform as part of a broader programme of strengthening the church. He sought to eliminate internal doctrinal conflicts, reorganize monastic and ecclesiastical resources, and endowed monasteries throughout the highlands. He also ordered them to extend and consolidate Christian teachings in their respective spheres of influence.
The programme achieved considerable success during his reign, which the passage associates with the Ethiopian Church’s peak of cultural, literary, and spiritual attainment. Yet the decline of Christian military power after his death weakened the political foundations of these achievements. Succession conflicts among his successors contributed to the erosion of central authority and the later revival of Muslim power.
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