E. A. Wallis Budge notes that Amda Iyasus ruled for eight months, and left no children. The royal chronicles also do not relay his deeds during his brief tenure atop the throne. Al-Maqrizi was reportedly puzzled by the quick turnover in Kings.[3]
References
^Stewart, John (2006). African States and Rulers (third ed.). London: McFarland & Company Inc. p. 93.