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a constant and galling opprobrium to the followers of the prophet. 
On this account implacable and unceasing war ravaged her ter- 
ritories; the native princes on the borders being supplied with 
arms and money, and occasionally rewarded with splendid pre- 
sents by the reigning Sheriffes, whose constant attention was 
directed towards the conquest of the country. 
From Ameda the list of kings runs in the following succession, 
but no number of years is assigned to their separate reigns. 
1. Ameda. 
2. Tazena. 
3. Caleb. 
4. Guebra Mascal. 
5. Constantinus. 
6. Wusen Segued. 
7. Fre Sennai. 
8. Adieraz. 
9. Akul Woodem. 
10. Grim Sofer. 
11. Zer gaz. 
12. Degna Michael. 
13. Bakr-Akla. 
14. Gouma, 
15. Asgoungtim. 
16. Let-um. 
17. Thala-tum. 
18. Woddo Gush. 
19. I zoor. 
20. Didum. 
21. Woodm asfar. 
22. Armah. 
23. Degna Jan. 
24. Ambasa Woodim. 
25. Dilnaad. 
In the time of Dilnaad, a woman of the name of Gudit* over^ 
threw the reigning dynasty, and, after destroying Axum, re^ 
moved the seat of empire to Lasta, the descendants of the royal 
family having fled to Shoa ; this event is supposed to have oc- 
curred in about A. D. 925, a space of three hundred and fifty- 
four years being allowed in the chronicles for the whole dura^ 
tion of the reigns of the above mentioned kings. 
* So called in the Geez, but in Amharic she is styled Assaat or fire. 
