A T-shirt with ,Yohannes IV, printed on it.

Yohannes IV

Yohannes IV was Ethiopia’s emperor from 1872 to 1889.He succeeded to the Ethiopian throne on 21 January 1872 four years after the death of Emperor Thewodros.His original name was Kassa Mercha and prior to becoming emperor, he was a dejazmatch or earl of Tigray in northern Ethiopia.Like his predecessor Yohannes IV was a strong, progressive ruler, but he had to spend most of his time repelling military threats from Egypt, Italy, and the Mahdists of the Sudan.