He decided to defeat the Mahdists from Sudan and he did, but at the end of the battle Mortally wounded by a sniper bullet he died after a few hours Battle of Metemma on March 9, 1889. The mahdists from sudan on the west, the Italians on the north, Menilk on the south and the Gojams on the south west. In 1889 Yohannes was battiling so many domestic and external enemies at the same time. He also defeated them again at the battle of Gura on march 9 1876.Īt the end he was betrayd by the shewan king, menilk who secretly signed an agreement with Italians to invade the country from the north in exchange of the crown. Most of the Egyptian force, along with its many officers of European and North American background, was killed. The Egyptians did not know the local area and they were fooled in to marching in to a narrow and steep valley and were wiped out by the Eperor's troops hiding on the valley from the surrounding mountains. Yohannes marched up north and met them at Gundet on November 16 1875. On OctoEgypt occupied the city-state of Harrar and they were advancing from the port of Masswa on the north. He took the name and title of Emperor Yohannes IV, King of Zion and King of Kings of Ethiopia, becoming the first emperor crowned in that historic city since Emperor Fasilides in 1632.Įmperor Yohannes was an extraondinary military leader and a very religous king. Dejazmach Kassai was crowned emperor Januat the historic Tigraian city of Axum. Before the crushing defeat Gobeze's wife warrned him saying the following poem. Gobeze had 60,000 troops and Kahssai had 12,000 troops. He defeated Wagshum Gobeze (Emperor Tekle Giyorgis) on J30 kms from the city of Adwa. On his mother's side he is from Enderta and Agame. So Emperor Yohannes on his father's side is from Timbien and Adwa. Her mother was woyzero Tabotu Woldu Agame sister of Dejazmach Sibagadis Woldu of Agame. Kahssai's (Emperor Yohannes) mother was Woyzero Silass Dimtsu, daoughter of Dejazmach Dimtsu of Enderta. Mircha's mother Woyzero Workewoha Kalekirstos was the grand daoughter of Ras Suhulmikael Eskiyass of Adwa Where he traces his royal blood. His father was Shum Tembien Mircha Woldekidan of Tembien. Emperor Yonannes was the last king of kings from the state of Tigrai Emperor Yohannes IV, King of Zion and King of Kings of Ethiopia.
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