Ethiopian historian Sergew Hable Selassie estimated Wedem Asfare's reign dates to be c. 792–822,[1] while the Ethiopian monarchy's 1922 king list dates his reign to 795–825, with dates following the Ethiopian calendar.
[3] John Stewart, in his book African States and Rulers, dated Wedem Asfare's reign to 790–820.
[1] Sergew Hable Selassie felt that the true reign dates could differ by as much as 100 years compared to written sources.
[2] An unpublished chronicle from Axum states that Wedem Asfare was the grandfather of the infamous queen Gudit, who sacked Axum in the 10th century.
[1] Other sources however claim different origins for Gudit, so it remains unclear if she was indeed related to the Axumite royal family.