Iyoas II (Ge'ez: ኢዮአስ, died 3 June 1821) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 14 June 1818[1] to 3 June 1821, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Hezqeyas.
| 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
editThe Royal chronicle provides very little information about his reign: only the date of his elevation and the year of his death.[2] According to Nathaniel Pearce, Iyoas was selected Emperor over his nephews Zerobabel and Merrit by Ras Gugsa and Kenyazmach Akli Meru due to the nephews' bad characters. Prior to his elevation, he had been living as a monk in Waldebba.[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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