Iyoas I | |
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Emperor of Ethiopia | |
Reign | 27 June 1755 – 7 May 1769 |
Predecessor | Iyasu II |
Successor | Yohannes II |
Regent | Mentewab[1] |
Born | 1754 |
Died | 14 May 1769 | (aged 14–15)
Burial | Gondar, Ethiopia |
Dynasty | Solomonic dynasty |
Father | Iyasu II |
Iyoas I (Ge'ez: ኢዮአስ; 1754 – 14 May 1769), throne name Adyam Sagad (Ge'ez: አድያም ሰገድ) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 27 June 1755 to 7 May 1769, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the infant son of Iyasu II and Wubit (Welete Bersabe), the daughter of an Oromo chieftain of the Karrayyu.