Ifat (historical region)
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Ifat also known as Wafāt or Awfāt in Arabic texts, was a historical Muslim region in the Horn of Africa. It was located on the eastern edge of Shewa.
Depiction of the Ifat mountains in 1848 by French artisan Fleury
Amda Seyon I
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Amda Seyon I, also known as Amda Tsiyon I, throne name Gebre Mesqel, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1314 to 1344 and a member of the Solomonic dynasty.
Amda Seyon I depicted on a 15th century manuscript
Ge'ez Letter of Amde Siyon, 'King of Ethiopia,' preserved in the Vatican Library