Emperor Yohannes IV

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:birthDate 1837-07-11
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Kassa_Mercha
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:May_Beha,_Tigray,_Ethiopia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_St._George,_Axum
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Killed in battle
gptkbp:child gptkb:Ras_Araya_Selassie_Yohannes
gptkbp:coronationDate 1872-01-21
gptkbp:deathDate 1889-03-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Metemma,_Ethiopia
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Tigrayan
gptkbp:era Zemene Mesafint (Era of the Princes)
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Tigrayan
gptkbp:father gptkb:Mercha_Wolde_Kahin
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Tigray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emperor Yohannes IV
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Unification_of_Ethiopia
Religious reforms
Resistance against Egyptian and Mahdist invasions
gptkbp:legacy Defender of Ethiopian Christianity
Preserved Ethiopian independence
Regarded as a national hero in Ethiopia
gptkbp:militaryAllegiance gptkb:Ras_Alula_Engida
gptkbp:militaryOpponent gptkb:Mahdist_Sudan
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Khedivate_of_Egypt
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Woizero_Silass_Dimtsu
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gundet
gptkb:Battle_of_Gura
gptkb:Battle_of_Metemma
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Gundet
gptkb:Battle_of_Gura
gptkb:Battle_of_Metemma
gptkb:Council_of_Boru_Meda
Death at Metemma
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Emperor_Tekle_Giyorgis_II
gptkbp:reignEnd 1889-03-10
gptkbp:reignStart 1872-01-21
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo
gptkbp:signature Yohannes IV signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Empress_Tiruwork_Wube
gptkb:Empress_Dinqinesh_Mercha
gptkb:Empress_Masitire_Selassie
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Emperor_Menelik_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Kings_of_Ethiopia
gptkb:Negusa_Nagast
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Order_of_Solomon
gptkb:Order_of_the_Seal_of_Solomon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5