exchanged him for the captured son of Bati del Wambara and Ahmed after the Battle of Wayna Daga. One of Dawit II's younger sons, Yaqob, is said to have stayed behind to hide in the province of Menz in Shewa. Yaqob's grandson Susenyos I defeated his various second cousins in 1604 to become Emperor and started the Gondar line of the Solomonic dynasty. Another grandson started the Shewan line of the Solomonic dynasty. References 1490s births 1540 deaths 16th-century monarchs in Africa 16th-century emperors of Ethiopia Solomonic dynasty Child monarchs from sub-Saharan Africa Monarchs killed in action