In 1872, an Ethiopian emperor revived a coronation tradition lost for 200 years
After two centuries of decentralized rule, Emperor Yohannes IV returned to the ancient city of Axum to perform a sacred coronation ceremony that reconnected the Ethiopian monarchy to its biblical roots.
In 1872, Yohannes IV was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in the holy city of Axum, reviving a tradition that had been dormant for over 200 years. During the era known as the 'Age of the Princes,' regional lords held the real power, and the central monarchy had lost much of its symbolic luster.
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