The Zagwe dynasty was a medieval Agaw kingdom that ruled northern Ethiopia and Eritrea from approximately 1137 to 1270 AD. They are best remembered for establishing their capital at Roha (now Lalibela) and constructing the region's famous monolithic, rock-hewn churches. According to traditional Ethiopian regnal lists (such as the one recorded by Carlo Conti Rossini), the Zagwe dynasty consisted of the following eleven kings:
1. Mara Takla Haymanot (Founder of the dynasty)
2. Tatadim
3. Jan Seyum
4. Germa Seyum
5. Yemrehana Krestos
6. Kedus Harbe
7. Lalibela (The most famous king, credited with commissioning the monolithic churches)
8. Na'akueto La'ab
9. Yetbarak (Defeated by Yekuno Amlak, ending the dynasty)
10. Mairari
11. Harbai