Source: National Archives & Historic Records of Ethiopian Empire
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Iyasu V 🇪🇹

Iyasu Kifle Yaqob (Known as "Lij Iyasu")
Designated Emperor of Ethiopia (1913–1916), Grandson of Menelik II
Born Feb 04, 1895 🇪🇹 Dessie, Wollo, Ethiopia
Passed Away Nov 25, 1935 Gara Muleta, Harar, Ethiopian Empire
Lifespan 40 years old
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"Every son of this soil, whether Christian or Muslim, is a child of Ethiopia entitled to honor and justice."

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Visionary young monarch designated by Emperor Menelik II as his successor, who introduced criminal justice reforms, established modern municipal police (Trumbulle), and sought to integrate Ethiopian Muslims into state administration.

Biographical Record

Iyasu was born on February 4, 1895, the son of Ras Mikael of Wollo and Shoaregga Menelik. Designated crown prince by his grandfather Menelik II in 1909, Lij Iyasu assumed rule in December 1913 upon Menelik's death.

Iyasu championed revolutionary reforms: establishing modern municipal police forces, replacing brutal corporal punishments with civil codes, and building mosques as well as churches to integrate the Muslim populations of Harar, Wollo, and the Ogaden into the imperial structure. Deposed in a palace coup in September 1916, he remained imprisoned until his death in 1935.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Gara Muleta Historic Memorial / Saint Tekle Haymanot Crypt
Harar, Ethiopia
GPS: 9.3170, 42.1330
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