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Historical records matching Emperor Yohannes Mercha, IV
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About Emperor Yohannes Mercha, IV
Predecessor: Emperor Tewedros Hailegiorgis, II
Successor: Emperor Menelik, II
Yohannes IV (ዮሐንስ ፬ይ, Āratenya Yōḥānnis) born as Lij Kahśa Mercha and contemporaneously also known in English as Johannes or John IV, was ruler of Tigray from 1867 till 1871, and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 till 1889. He is remembered as one of the leading architects of the modern state of Ethiopia.
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Emperor Yohannes Mercha, IV's Timeline
| 1837 |
July 11, 1837
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Tigray, Ethiopia
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| 1868 |
1868
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| 1869 |
1869
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Enderta, Tigray, Ethiopia
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| 1889 |
March 10, 1889
Age 51
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Metema, North Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia
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