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)
Mentewab
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Mentewab was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I. She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Walatta Giyorgis. Mentewab was a maj
Iyasu II
…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 her will. Shortly…
Itege (Empress) Mentewab lying prostrate at Mary's feet at Nerga Selassie in Lake Tana, 1748.
Stamp of Mentewab by Afewerk Tekle
Mentewab's Castle in Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar, Ethiopia