Iyasu IV of Ethiopia
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Iyasu IV or Joshua IV (Ge'ez ኢያሱ) was nəgusä nägäst (18 June 1830 - 18 March 1832) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Salomon III.
He was largely a figurehead, set on the throne by the Enderase or Regent, Ras Dori, who had deposed Gigar. Iyasu took to riding through the countryside and organizing raids; when Ras Ali II who had succeeded his uncle Ras Dori heard about this, he quickly deposed Iyasus.
Preceded by: Gigar |
Emperor of Ethiopia | Succeeded by: Gebre Krestos |