Yohannes I (Ge’ez ዮሐንስ yōḥānnis Amh. yōhānnis also sometimes called John I) throne name A’ilaf Sagad (Ge’ez አእላፍ ሰገድ a’ilāf sagad to whom tens of thousands bow) was nəgusä nägäst (1667–1682) of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the fourth son of Fasilides.Yohannes was appointed nəgusä nägäst by a council of the senior dignitaries of the Empire at the encouragement of the noble Blattengeta Malka Krestos.
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