Tekle Giyorgis II

Tekle Giyorgis II
ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ
Portrait of Tekle Giyorgis II by Théophile Lefebvre early 1850s
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign11 June 1868 – 11 July 1871
ProclamationAugust 1868 (Soqota)
PredecessorTewodros II
SuccessorYohannes IV
Born1836 (1836)
Lasta, Ethiopian Empire
Died21 June 1873(1873-06-21) (aged 36–37)
Abba Garima Monastery, Adwa, Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire
SpouseDinqinesh Mercha
DynastyHouse of Solomon,
House of Zagwe
FatherWagshum Gebre Medhin
MotherPrincess Ayichesh Tedla Hailu
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo

Tekle Giyorgis II (Ge’ez: ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ, born Wagshum Gobeze (Amharic: ዋግሹም ጎበዜ), 1836 – 21 June 1873) 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 1871 Battle of Adwa, 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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