Extensive estates has made her comfortably rich, though she seldom spends much money. Id Eleni of Ethiopia Three Emperors of Ethiopia has followed her guidance, and although Eleni never herself had any children by Emperor Zara Yaqob, his son by another wife loved her, called her mother and gave her the title of Queen Mother. Today we find ourselves with an aging king and no heir to succeed, it is precisely in situations like these that the mountain might come in handy.
Still some feel that keeping all of our royal heirs in one place is quite risky. This custom has served us well over the years and the kingdom has become much more stable than it once was. In order to protect the princes from the outside world, and in order to protect the kingdom from the claims of the princes, the mountain is kept under close guard. The state ensures that these potential kings lack for nothing and this time of isolation may be used for study and contemplation by the princes. Ever since that day all royal princes except the direct heir of the king are kept isolated from the outside world on the slopes of Mount Geshen. In order to deal with this problem one of the first of the Solomonic kings therefore set up the institution of Mount Geshen. Once, our great kingdom was plagued by crisis and civil strife upon every succession. Please help with verifying or updating this infobox. 5.3 End of the Portuguese-Ottoman Conflicts.4.5 Restoration of Christianity in Suakin.4.2 Establishment of a Permanent Capital.3.13 Amba Geshen - The Mountain of Kings.3.12 Integration of the Oromo - Other countries.
3.3 Debre Berhan - The Mountain of Light.3.1 Centralization reforms of Zara Yakob.2.3 A letter has arrived from Ethiopia - Cause for war.2.2 A letter arrives from Ethiopia - Mamluks notification.