Yohannes IV (Tigrinya: ዮሐንስ ፬ኛ, Rabaiy Yōḥānnis; horse name "Abba Bezba"; born Lij Kaśa Mercha; 11 July 1837 – 10 March 1889) was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to his death in 1889 at the Battle of Gallabat and ruler of Tigray from 1867 to 1871. He is remembered as one of the leading architects of the modern state of Ethiopia.
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11 July 1837 Mai Beha, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Died |
10 March 1889 (aged 51) Metemma, Ethiopian Empire
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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