Tekle Giyorgis I.

Crown donated by Tekle Giyorgis I. to the Ura Kidane Mehret monastery

Tekle Giyorgis I. ( Ethiop . ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ, "plant of Saint George ") († 1825 ) was with interruptions from July 20, 1779 to June 1800 Negus Negest ( Emperor ) of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonids dynasty . He was the son of Yohannes II and the brother of Tekle Haymanot II.

Life

After Ras Wolde Selassie and Ras Kefla Adyam took him out of the royal prison on Wehni in 1779 and installed him as emperor, Tekle Giyorgis should lose and regain the crown five more times. Until his deposition on February 8, 1784 by Ras Abeto von Gojam , he was not very popular and was forced to seek refuge from Ras Wolde Selassie at times. Ultimately, he could not exercise his authority in any part of his empire. Budge notes that he withdrew from Gojam and turned to Afarwanat , where he was defeated in a battle and then fled to Amba Sel .

Before Ras Ali reinstated Tekle Giyorgis as emperor on April 24, 1788, two rivals for the throne had taken the stage: Atse Iyasus and Baeda Maryam, both of whom were supported by Ras Ali's opponents. Until his deposition on July 26, 1789, Tekle Giyorgis was one of five emperors who ruled Ethiopia between 1788 and 1789. The remaining two were Iyasu III. and Tekle Haymanot .

In January 1794 Tekle Giyorgis defeated the warlord Ras Haile and became emperor again. He went to Dembiya Province in the northwestern part of Begemder in search of assistance from Dejazmach Gadelu . The Dejazmach didn't want to see him. Ras Ali's brother, Ras Aligaz , whose large army was encamped in Tchat Weha , received him and with his support Tekle Giyorgis was able to occupy the throne until April 15, 1795.

Tekle Giyorgis was brought to the throne for the fourth time on May 20, 1796. He held this position until July 15, 1797. His fifth term as emperor was from January 4, 1798 to May 20, 1799 and his last from March 24, 1800 to June of the same year.

Richard Pankhurst notes that Tekle Giyorgis built the Debre Metmaq Maryam Church in Gonder - the last testimony of imperial patronage in that century.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ernest A. Budge: A History of Ethiopia. Nubia and Abyssinia . Anthropological Publ. Oosterhout, Netherlands 1970, p. 477 (reprint of the London 1928 edition)
2. ^ Ernest A. Budge: A History of Ethiopia , p. 478.
3. ^ Ernest A. Budge: A History of Ethiopia , p. 479.
4. ^ Richard P. Pankhurst: History of Ethiopian Towns. From the middle ages to the early 19th century (Ethiopian research; Vol. 8). Franz Steiner Verlag, Wiesbaden 1982, ISBN 3-515-03204-5 , p. 179.

predecessor	Office	successor
Solomon II	Emperor of Ethiopia 1779–1784	Iyasu III.
Iyasu III.	Emperor of Ethiopia 1788–1789	Hezekiah
Hezekiah	Emperor of Ethiopia 1794–1795	Ba'eda Mariam II
Ba'eda Mariam II	Emperor of Ethiopia 1795 / 96–1796 / 97	Solomon III.
Jonas	Emperor of Ethiopia 1797 / 98–1799	Solomon III.
Demetrius	Emperor of Ethiopia 1800	Demetrius