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Iyasu I

emperor of Ethiopia

Also known as: Lij Iyasu, Lij Yasu

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history of Ethiopia

In Ethiopia: Iyasu (1913–16)
As Menilek aged, he appointed a cabinet to act for his grandson and heir designate, Iyasu (Lij Yasu), a son of the Muslim Oromo ruler of Wallo. Upon the emperor’s death in 1913, Iyasu took power in his own right. Seeking a society…
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successor of Menilek II

In Menilek II: Defeat of Italy at Adwa
…who became regent, and to Lij Iyasu, the grandson who was to succeed him. The stricken emperor finally died in 1913.
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