Iyoas

emperor of Ethiopia

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association with Mikael

  • In Mikael Sehul

    In the reign of Iyoas (1755–69), son of the last Solomonid emperor, Mikael was called to aid the emperor in resisting a takeover of power by the Oromo (Galla) peoples of the south, who were traditionally Islāmic and enemies of the Christian north. Mikael took this opportunity to occupy…

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