Iyoas I, throne name Adyam Sagad was Emperor of Ethiopia from 27 June 1755 to 7 May 1769, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the infant son of Iyasu II and Wubit, the daughter of an Oromo c
Iyoas I depicted in an 18th-century Ethiopian manuscript
The Gondarine period was a period of Ethiopian history between the ascension of Emperor Fasilides in 1632 and a period of decentralization in 1769, known as the Zemene Mesafint.
The Fasil Ghebbi in Gondar, an important royal fortress in that era
Contemporary painting of Empress Mentewab at Narga Selassie Church (18th century)
Emperor Susenyos I receiving Portuguese Jesuit Afonso Mendes