Iyasu V

E599531
Emperor of Ethiopia human

Iyasu V was a short-reigning, controversial early 20th-century Ethiopian emperor whose unorthodox policies and alleged religious sympathies led to his deposition and replacement by Empress Zewditu I.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Lij Iyasu 1
Lij Iyasu (former, annulled) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegedReligiousSympathies Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Iyasu V of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lij Iyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ
attemptedModernizationAreas administration ⓘ
foreign relations ⓘ
military ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
conflictWith Ethiopian Orthodox clergy ⓘ
conservative nobility ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1895 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1935 ⓘ
detainedBy Ethiopian nobility ⓘ
dynasty Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicBackground Amhara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oromo (through Wollo lineage) NERFINISHED ⓘ
event deposed in 1916 ⓘ
father Mikael of Wollo NERFINISHED ⓘ
foreignPolicyOrientation closer ties with Central Powers ⓘ
givenName Iyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ
grandfather Menelik II NERFINISHED ⓘ
heldTitle Negus of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
historicalReputation controversial ⓘ
houseArrest Yes ⓘ
mother Shoaregga Menelik NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor alleged pro-Islamic stance ⓘ
being replaced by Empress Zewditu I ⓘ
controversial rule ⓘ
modernizing tendencies ⓘ
short reign as Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ
strained relations with the Ethiopian Church ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalContext World War I era ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ
predecessor Menelik II NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForDeposition alleged conversion to Islam ⓘ
opposition from Ethiopian Orthodox Church ⓘ
opposition from Ethiopian nobility ⓘ
unorthodox policies ⓘ
reignEnd 1916 ⓘ
reignStart 1913 ⓘ
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Zewditu I NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zewditu I → predecessor → Iyasu V ⓘ
Empress Menen Asfaw → spouse → Iyasu V ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lij Iyasu (former, annulled)
Menan Asfaw → notableRelative → Iyasu V ⓘ
subject surface form: Menen Asfaw
this entity surface form: Lij Iyasu