Ashama ibn Abjar

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According to Arabic sources, Ashama ibn Abjar was Emperor of Aksum at the time of Muhammad, and gave refuge to several Muslims in the Kingdom of Aksum. Variants of the name "Ashama" include Ella-Seham, Asmaha, Sahama, Samaha, Asbeha, and Adriaz. Ashama may have been the same person as Emperor Armah, or his father or son.¹ Taddesse Tamrat records that the inhabitants of Wukro, where he is known as Ashamat En-Nedjachi claim his tomb is located in their village.²

Notes

1. Sergew Hable Sellassie. Ancient and Medieval Ethiopian History to 1270 (Addis Ababa: United Printers, 1972), p. 185.
2. Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (1270 - 1527) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 34.

 

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