Ras Mengesha

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Ras Mengesha Yohannes was governor of Tigray and a son of Emperor Yohannes IV. His mother was Welette Tekle Haymanot wife of dejazmach kassa Mercha. Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes was his younger half brother. Prior to the Battle of Metemma, Mengesha Yohannes was considered to be a nephew of Emperor Yohannes IV. During the battle, the Emperor was mortally wounded and it was on his deathbed that Mengesha Yohannes was acknowledged as his "natural" son and designated as his heir. This created something of a succession problem.

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Battles (3)

• 1895

  Battle of Coatit

  First Italo-Ethiopian War · Ethiopia

• 1895

  Battle of Senafé

  First Italo-Ethiopian War · Ethiopia

• 1896

  Battle of Adwa

  First Italo-Ethiopian War · Ethiopian Empire