Iyasu II
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Iyasu II, throne name Alem Sagad, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1730 to 1755, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Emperor Bakaffa and Empress Mentewab.
Iyasu with his court
The bones of Mentewab, Iyasu II, and Iyoas I, in Kuskwam (Gondar)
Bakaffa
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Bakaffa birth name: Missah; throne name Aṣma Giyorgis, later Masih Sagad was Emperor of Ethiopia from 18 May 1721 to 19 September 1730, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a son of Emperor I
Iyasu II
…throne name Alem Sagad (Ge'ez: ዓለም ሰገድ), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1730 to 1755, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Emperor Bakaffa and Empress Mentewab (also known by her baptismal name of Walatta Giyorgis). The Empress Mentewab played a major role in Iyasu's reign, perhaps against…
18th century depiction of Bakaffa I
Castle of Aṣma Giyorgis, Bakaffa
Masih Sagad, Bakaffa's Palace in Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar