Ras Mengesha Yohannes (Tigrinya: መንገሻ ዮሓንስ; 1868 – 1906) was governor of Tigray and a son of Emperor Yohannes IV (r. 1872–89). His mother was Welette...

Yohannes IV (Tigrinya: ዮሓንስ ፬ይ Rabaiy Yōḥānnes; horse name Abba Bezbiz also known as Kahśsai; born Lij Kahssai Mercha; 11 July 1837 – 10 March 1889) was...

Araya Mengesha (born July 23, 1987) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as himself on the kids documentary mystery series Mystery Hunters and...

royal". Mengesha Seyoum (born 1927), member of the Solomonic dynasty Ras Mengesha Yohannes (1868–1906), governor of Tigray Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum (born...

1895, Baratieri's army went on to defeat Ras Mengesha Yohannes in the Battle of Coatit, forcing Mengesha to retreat further south. By late 1895, Italian...

Ras Mangasha Seyum's grandfather, Mangasha Yohannes was raised as the nephew of Yohannes IV. However Yohannes IV announced on his deathbed that Mangasha...

Yohannes is a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Ras Mengesha Yohannes, acknowledged "natural" son and designated...

March 1889, Emperor Yohannes died after being wounded in battle against the Ansar and on his deathbed admitted that Ras Mengesha, the supposed son of...

declared his natural son, Dejazemach Mengesha Yohannes, to be his heir. On 25 March, upon hearing of the death of Yohannes, Negus Menelik immediately proclaimed...

1895 between Italy and Ethiopian proxies led by Tigrayan Prince Ras Mengesha Yohannes in what is now Eritrea. It was the opening battle of the First Italo–Ethiopian...

member of the Mekwanint of the same rank. For example, Ras Mengesha Yohannes, son of Emperor Yohannes IV and thus a member of the Mesafint, would have outranked...

Tattan, Viceroy of Tigray. His father was Ras Mangasha Yohannes, the son of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, from the royal house of Tigray. It is known...

He is the son of Ras Mengesha Seyoum and Princess Aida Desta. Through his father he is a great-great grandson of Emperor Yohannes IV, and through his mother...

was married to Woizero Romanework Mengesha, the daughter of Ras Mengesha Yohannes, granddaughter of Emperor Yohannes IV, and the niece of Empress Taitu...

Tigrayan army, which had withdrawn from Tigray's capital Mek'ele. Ras Mengesha Yohannes, the Ethiopian governor of Tigray, created a plan to forestall a potential...

Baratieri of the Ethiopian province of Tigray, the ruler of Tigray, Ras Mengesha Yohannes invaded Italian Eritrea himself. In the Battle of Coatit, however...

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Selassie Yohannes was born in Enderta, a part of Tigray in Ethiopia in 1869/70, the legitimate son of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia. Mengesha Yohannes was...

Yohannes IV of Ethiopia by his son Ras Araya Selassie. At the time, western Tigray was ruled by Ras Seyoum Mengesha, the son of Ras Mengesha Yohannes...

On 7 December 1895, the Ras Makonnen, Fitawrari Gebeyehu and Ras Mengesha Yohannes commanded an assault of Menelik's vanguard that annihilated the Italians...

where he died that night. Before he died, Yohannes commanded his nobles to recognize his natural son, Ras Mengesha, as his successor. The Ethiopians, demoralized...

Prince (Abeto Lij) Girma Yohannes Iyasu (born 1961) is the Iyasuist claimant to the throne of Ethiopian Empire. He is also known by the name Girma Amente...

(1821–1889) Ras Mekonnen Wolde Mikael (1852–1906) Ras Mengesha Yohannes (1868–1906) Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes (1869/70-10 June 1888) Ras Sebhat Aregawi (1892–1914)...

getting killed and keep watch on his cousin. As a result, Alula and Ras Mengesha Yohannes had Makonnen under arrest at Taytu Betul's orders until the rest of...

Mengesha, Prince of Tigray, KBE, and great-granddaughter of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia. Woizero Wolete was thus the sister of Leul Ras Mengesha Seyoum...

plans to displace the Italians. In June 1894, he, along with Ras Mengesha Yohannes and Ras Alula traveled to Addis Ababa to seek forgiveness from the...

cent." Mengesha Yohannes's rebellion in 1898 ended with his capture and captivity in February 1899. Despite the removal of Mengesha Yohannes from Tigray...

of Ethiopia, including Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, Ras Makonnen, Ras Mengesha Yohannes, Mikael of Wollo, and Menelik II struck a powerful blow against the...

Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, and Ras Mengesha Yohannes, the rebellious son of Emperor Yohannes IV. Around the time of the First World War, the...

capital at Gondar) ended its rule with the fall of the largely powerless Yohannes III in 1855 and the coming to power of Tewodros II, whose later claims...