Araya Selassie Yohannes
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Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes was a son of Emperor Yohannes IV from his wife Masitire Selassie, a daughter of a Muslim Afar chieftain whom he married after she was Christened. Araya was nominated Crown
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Araya Selassie Yohannes (right) with his father, Emperor Yohannes IV (left).
Yohannes IV
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Yohannes IV 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-s
Araya Selassie Yohannes
…Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes (Tigrinya: አርአያ ስላሴ ዮሓንስ araya səllase yohannəs; "horse name" Abba Deblaq) (1869/70 – 10 June 1888) was a son of Emperor Yohannes IV from his wife Masitire Selassie, a daughter of a Muslim Afar chieftain whom he married after she was Christened. Araya was nominated Crown Prince. Araya…
Yohannes IV c. 1872–1889
Yohannes IV seal
Portrait of Emperor Yohannes IV
Atse Yohannes IV castle (museum) in Mekelle