Yohannes IV, Emperor of Ethiopia, is killed…

March 1889 CE

Yohannes IV, Emperor of Ethiopia, is killed on in the Battle of Metemma on March 9, 1889; Sudanese forces, who had been almost defeated, rally and destroy the Ethiopian army.

Yohannes is probably the world's last ruler ever to die in battle.

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Gallabat Al Qadarif Sudan View →

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Menelik II View → Yohannes IV View →

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Mahdist State (Mahdist Sudan) View → Ethiopia, Solomonid Dynasty of View →

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Mahdist War View → Gallabat, Battle of View →

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