Tekle Giyorgis II.

Tekle Giyorgis II ( äthiop. ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ, before his coronation Wagshum Gobeze ዋግሹም ጎበዜ, † 1873) was from 1868 to 1871 Kaiser ( amhar.: Negus Nagast, " King of Kings " ) of Abyssinia.

Life

Tekle Giyorgis father's side was a descendant of the old Zagwe Dynasty, which had been removed from power in the 13th century by the Solomonic dynasty, who also came from his mother and had subsequently withdrawn by Wag and Lasta (hence the title Wag Shum ). In this double heritage founded Tekle Giyorgis, the governor of Amhara and Lasta was not uncontroversial his claim to the imperial throne. First, he was able to prevail against its competitors for the imperial throne and proclaim on June 11, 1868 to the emperor. The coronation took place in Debre Zebit in August. However, Tekle Giyorgis II danger threatened soon on the part of his brother, the Dejazmach Kassai (also: Kas ( s ) a), struck the Emperor finally at the Battle of Assam (near Adua ) on July 11, 1871 captured and himself had crowned as Yohannes IV to the Emperor. Tekle Giyorgis II died the following year in captivity.

• Kaiser ( Ethiopia)
• Born in the 18th or 19th century
• Died in 1873
• Man