Rulers of Shewa

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
Solomonid dynasty Shewan Branch
1507 to 1540	Emperor Lebna Dengel
uncertain date to uncertain date	Prince Yaqob Lebna Dengel
uncertain date to uncertain date	Prince Seqwe Qal Yaqob
uncertain date to uncertain date	Prince Werede Qal Segwe Qal
uncertain date to uncertain date	Prince Lebsa Qal Werede Qal
1682 to 1703	Prince Negasi Krestos Lebsa Qal
1703 to 6 March 1719	Merid Azmatch Sebestyanos Negasi Krestos
6 March 1719 to 23 February 1744	Merid Azmatch Qedami Qal Sebestyanos	(also more commonly known as Abuye)
23 February 1744 to 6 February 1775	Merid Azmatch Amha Iyesus Qedami Qal	(also known as Amhayes)
6 February 1775 to 30 July 1807	Merid Azmatch Asfaw Wossen Amha Iyesus
30 July 1807 to 7 June 1813	Ras and Merid Azmatch Wossen Seged Asfaw Wossen
7 June 1813 to 1839	Ras and Merid AzmatchSahle Selassie
1839 to 12 October 1847	King Sahle Selassie
12 October 1847 to 9 November 1855	King Haile Melekot
9 November 1855 to 1856	Sahle Mariam	Afterwards became Menelik II, Emperor of Ehtiopia
Userpers and Claimants
1856 to 1859	Merid Azmatch Haile Mikael Sahle Selassie	royal claimant
1859 to 1859	"King" Bezabeh	1st Term; non-royal usurper
1859 to 1860	Prince Seyfu Sahle Selassie	royal claimant
1860 to 1865	"King" Bezabeh	2nd Term; non-royal usurper