Iyoas II(Ge'ez:ኢዮአስ, died 3 June 1821) wasEmperor of Ethiopiafrom 14 June 1818[1]to 3 June 1821, and a member of theSolomonic dynasty.He was the son ofHezqeyas.
| Iyoas II | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Ethiopia | |
| Reign | 14 June 1818 – 3 June 1821 |
| Predecessor | Egwale Seyon |
| Successor | Gigar |
| Died | 3 June 1821 |
| House | House of Solomon |
| Father | Hezqeyas |
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo |
Reign
editTheRoyal chronicleprovides very little information about his reign: only the date of his elevation and the year of his death.[2]According toNathaniel Pearce,Iyoas was selected Emperor over his nephews Zerobabel and Merrit byRasGugsaandKenyazmachAkli Merudue to the nephews' bad characters. Prior to his elevation, he had been living as a monk inWaldebba.[3]
Samuel Gobat,a near-contemporary of Iyoas, states he was "efficiently sustained by Ras Gugsa, who was his firm support, or rather his superior."[4]With Iyoas' death an interregnum of several months followed.
Notes
edit- ^Nathaniel Pearce,The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce.J.J. Halls. ed. (London, 1831), vol. 2 p. 256
- ^Herbert Weld Blundell,The Royal chronicle of Abyssinia, 1769-1840(Cambridge: University Press, 1922), p. 484
- ^Pearce,Life and Adventures,vol. 2 p. 255
- ^Samuel Gobat,Journal of Three years' Residence in Abyssinia,1851 (New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969), p. 168
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