were picked for the throne, so they selected one of their own, Yostos, to be King of Kings (n?gusä nägäst). However, the tenure of Yostos from 1711 to 1716 was brief, and the throne came into the hands of the Solomonic house once again.

Following the assassination of Emperor Tekle Haymanot I (r. 1706-1708) and the reign of Tewoflos who died in 1711, soldiers and nobles installed Yostos