Lij Iyasu

Iyasu ኢያሱ
Lij
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign	12 December 1913 – 27 September 1916
Predecessor	Menelik II
Successor	Zewditu
Born	(1895-02-04)4 February 1895 Dessie, Wollo, Ethiopian Empire
Died	25 November 1935(1935-11-25) (aged 40) Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Burial	Compound of St Markos Church
Spouse	Seble Wongel Hailu
Names Kifle Yaqob (baptismal name)
Dynasty	House of Solomon (Wollo Branch)
Father	Mikael Ali
Mother	Woizero Shewaregga Menelik
Religion	Ethiopian Orthodox Christian [Unconfirmed allegations of conversion to Islam]

Lij Iyasu (Ge'ez: ልጅ ኢያሱ; 4 February 1895^[a] – 25 November 1935) was the designated Emperor of Ethiopia from 1913 to 1916. His baptismal name was Kifle Yaqob (ክፍለ ያዕቆብ kəflä y’aqob). Ethiopian emperors traditionally chose their regnal name on the day they were crowned,^[b] and since he was never crowned, he is usually referred to as Lij Iyasu, "Lij" meaning child, especially one born of royal blood.^[c]

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