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.
Taytu Betul
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Taytu Betul was Empress of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913 and the third wife of Emperor Menelik II. An influential figure in the anti-colonial resistance during the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa,
The Empress of Ethiopia Taytu Betul in 1905 by Georgios Prokopiou
