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Tekle Giyorgis II

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Emperor of Ethiopia (1836-1873)

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Tekle Giyorgis II was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1868 to 1871. After being crowned, he linked himself to the last independent emperors of the Gondar line through his mother and sought support from the Ethiopian Church to strengthen his right to rule.

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Tekle Giyorgis II was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1868 to 1871. After being crowned, he linked himself to the last independent emperors of the Gondar line through his mother and sought support from the Ethiopian Church to strengthen his right to rule. He was wounded when fighting during the Battle of the Assem River, leading to the demoralization of his troops and capture of him and his generals and later on his death in captivity.

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Lived 1836 to 1873 · aged 37
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