following Yagbe'u Seyon's death. The CIA operative Paul B. Henze repeats the tradition that Yagbe'u Seyon could not decide which of his sons should inherit his kingdom, and instructed that each would rule in turn for a year. Taddesse Tamrat, on the other hand, records that his reign was followed by dynastic confusion, during which each of his sons held the throne. References 1294 deaths 13th-century monarchs in Africa 13th-century emperors of Ethiopia Solomonic dynasty Year of birth unknown