(1837-07-11)11 July 1837 May Baha, Tembien, Ethiopian Empire
Died
10 March 1889(1889-03-10) (aged 51) Gallabat, Mahdist State
Spouse
Woizero Tibebe Selassie
Issue
Ras Araya Selassie Ras Mengesha
Dynasty
House of Solomon
Father
Dejazmatch Mercha Wolde Kidan, Shum of Tembien
Mother
Woizero Silass Dimtsu of Chelekot, Enderta
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox
Styles of Yohannes IV of Ethiopia
Reference style
Tigrinya: ግርማዊgirmāwī His Imperial Majesty
Spoken style
Amharic: ጃንሆይdjānhoi Your Imperial Majesty (lit. "O [esteemed] royal")
Alternative style
Amharic: ጌቶቹgetochu Our Lord (familiar) (lit. "Our master" (pl.)) yohanes
Yohannes IV (Tigrinya: ዮሓንስ ፬ይ Rabaiy Yōḥānnes; horse name Abba Bezbiz also known as Kahśsai; born Lij Kahssai Mercha; 11 July 1837 – 10 March 1889)[1] was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to his death in 1889 at the Battle of Gallabat, and king of Tigray from 1869 to 1871. During his reign he successfully defended Ethiopia against a large scale Egyptian invasion.
In his earlier years, he rebelled against Tewodros II; having risen to power in the 1860s, he maintained the policy of Tewodros, that of continued unification and also implemented a policy of touring entire regions and meetings with governors. He assisted the British in their British expedition to Abyssinia which ended in Tewodros' suicide, from which Yohannes was rewarded in ammunition and artillery. He regarded Islam as a hindrance to the stability of the state and worked to strengthen Christian dominance in Ethiopia. In foreign policy, he had disagreements and military conflicts with both Isma'il Pasha of the Khedivate of Egypt and Muhammad Ahmad during the latter's Mahdist War.
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YohannesIV (Tigrinya: ዮሓንስ ፬ይ Rabaiy Yōḥānnes; horse name Abba Bezbiz also known as Kahśsai; born Lij Kahssai Mercha; 11 July 1837 – 10 March 1889) was...
Selassie Yohannes (Tigrinya: አርአያ ስላሴ ዮሓንስ araya səllase yohannəs; "horse name" Abba Deblaq) (1869/70 – 10 June 1888) was a son of Emperor YohannesIV from...
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Kaffa. But Yohannes intervened and, while allowing Menelik to have Kaffa, he made Menelik give Wollo Province to Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes, his legitimate...
1889, while claiming the throne against Ras Mengesha Yohannes, the "natural son" of Emperor YohannesIV, Menelik concluded a treaty with Italy at Wuchale...
succession to the imperial throne, it often, as in the case of Emperor YohannesIV of Tigray's claim to the throne after the death of Emperor Tewodros II...
the Mekwanint of the same rank. For example, Ras Mengesha Yohannes, son of Emperor YohannesIV and thus a member of the Mesafint, would have outranked Ras...
the north. Proclaiming himself negus nagast under the name of YohannesIV (or John IV), he forced Sahle Maryam to acknowledge his overlordship. In early...
critical event in Ethiopian history because Nəgusä Nägäst (or Emperor) YohannesIV was killed in this battle, and because it was the last major battle on...
Selassie Yohannes, son and heir of Emperor YohannesIV. The marriage was political, having been arranged when Menelik agreed to submit to Yohannes' rule...
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before dying during the British Expedition to Abyssinia. His successor YohannesIV engaged primarily in war and successfully fought the Egyptians and Mahdists...
19th century Ethiopia, male warriors and kings such as Tewodros II and YohannesIV were depicted wearing braided hairstyles, including the shuruba. Cornrow...
Qegnazmach Giyorgis acted on this by bringing Yohannes down from the royal prison on Wehni to rule, but before Yohannes could be proclaimed emperor, Bakaffa revealed...
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Emperor Sahle Dengel in the place of the hapless Yohannes III who had acknowledged Kassa immediately. Yohannes III was treated well by Kassa who seems to have...
invaded Abyssinia but were initially defeated. From 1885 to 1889 (under YohannesIV), Ethiopia joined the Mahdist War allied to Britain, Turkey, and Egypt...
married to Princess Wolete Israel Seyoum, great-granddaughter of Emperor YohannesIV, and had a daughter, Princess Ijigayehu. Following the Italian invasion...
fought with Emperor Yohannes in the Battle of Gallabat against the Mahdist Sudanese. Loyal to the end, he held the dying Yohannes in his arms. Ras Mikael...
Khedive was the aggressor. However, Yohannes soon realized that the Europeans would not stop the Khedive of Egypt. Yohannes responded by declaring war, and...
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including Sabagadis Woldu, Kenfu Hailu, Wube Haile Mariam, Tewodros II, YohannesIV, Menelik, and Haile Selassie and was depicted on the flag of Ethiopia...
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