Lij Iyasu
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Lij Iyasu also known as Iyasu V was the designated Emperor of Ethiopia from 1913 to 1916. His baptismal name was Kifle Yaqob. Ethiopian emperors traditionally chose their regnal name on the day they w
Photograph of Iyasu
Lij Iyasu with the new regent, Ras Tessema
Iyasu and his retinue, ca. 1914.
Menelik II
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Menelik II, baptised as Sahle Maryam, was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913. A member of the Solomonic dynasty, Menelik expanded the Ethiopian Empi
Lij Iyasu
…Negus Mikael of Wollo who was of Mammedoch Oromo descent, his mother Woizero ("Lady") Shoaregga, was a Shewan Amhara and the eldest daughter of Emperor Menelik II. Iyasu's father was Ras Mikael, Governor of Wollo and longstanding friend of Menelik. Mikael had been born Mohammed Ali and was a Muslim until 1875…
Photograph of Emperor Menelik II on the throne in coronation garb
Menelik II seal
The fortress of Magdala
Menelik meeting British explorers