Ras Mengesha Yohannes
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Ras Mengesha Yohannes was governor of Tigray and a son of Emperor Yohannes IV. His mother was Welette Tekle Haymanot wife of dejazmach kassa Mercha. Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes was his younger half br
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Araya Selassie Yohannes
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Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes was a son of Emperor Yohannes IV from his wife Masitire Selassie, a daughter of a Muslim Afar chieftain whom he married after she was Christened. Araya was nominated Crown
Ras Mengesha Yohannes
…1906) was governor of Tigray and a son of Emperor Yohannes IV (r. 1872–89). His mother was Welette Tekle Haymanot wife of dejazmach kassa Mercha. Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes was his younger half brother. Prior to the Battle of Metemma, Mengesha Yohannes was considered to be a nephew of Emperor Yohannes IV. During the battle…
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Araya Selassie Yohannes (right) with his father, Emperor Yohannes IV (left).