Eyesus (
Ge'ez: ኢየሱስ ) is an Ethiopian name meaning
Joshua. It can also mean Yasu (or Yashu), Yesu, or
Jesus.
Various
Ethiopian Emperors have used the name including:
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Iyasu I of Ethiopia
Iyasu I ( Ge'ez: ኢያሱ ፩; 1654 – 13 October 1706), throne name Adyam Sagad (Ge'ez: አድያም ሰገድ), also known as Iyasu the Great, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 19 July 1682 until his death in 1706, and a member of the Solomonic ...
(also known as the Great) (1682 – 1706)
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Iyasu II of Ethiopia
Iyasu II ( Ge'ez: ኢያሱ; 21 October 1723 – 27 June 1755), throne name Alem Sagad ( Ge'ez: ዓለም ሰገድ), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1730 to 1755, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Emperor Bakaffa and Empr ...
(1730 – 1755)
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Iyasu III of Ethiopia (1784 – 1788)
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Iyasu IV of Ethiopia (1830 – 1832)
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Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1913 – 1916) (uncrowned and excommunicated by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, not referred to publicly as Iyasu V)
Three
claimants to the throne also used Iyasu:
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Yeshaq Iyasu claimed the title nəgusä nägäst (1685) of Ethiopia, opponent of Iyasu I
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Girma Yohannis Iyasu
Prince ''(Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Abeto Lij)'' Girma Yohannes Iyasu (born 1961) is the Iyasuist claimant to the throne of Ethiopian Empire. He is also known by the name Girma Amente Ghebresillasie.
Life
He is the son of ''Dejazm ...
(1961 – present) - Iyasuist claimant to the abolished throne of Ethiopia
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Atse Iyasu
Iyasu or Joshua was a proclaimed Emperor of Ethiopia from 1787 to 1788 in Tigray and Gojjam by enemies of Ras Ali I of Yejju. He was defeated in battle against Ras Ali.
Reign
He is sometimes given the title ''Atse'', a less familiar Amharic word ...
- was proclaimed nəgusä nägäst (1787 – 1788) of Ethiopia in Tigray and Gojjam by enemies of Ras Ali I of Yejju
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