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The Emperor Who Reigned Six Separate Times
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July 20: The Emperor Who Reigned Six Separate Times

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What Happened on This Day in History?

On July 20, 1799, Tekle Giyorgis I began his first of six separate reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia, a record that stands as one of the most bizarre political careers in royal history. He was repeatedly placed on and removed from the throne across decades of turbulent Ethiopian politics.

Why It's Strange

Being emperor of a nation six different times is so improbable it sounds like a joke, yet Tekle Giyorgis I somehow kept returning to the throne, making him history's most relentlessly recycled monarch.

The Emperor Who Reigned Six Separate Times — historical illustration depicting Jul 20, 1799

Sources & References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekle_Giyorgis_I
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A record-holding monarch who reigned six separate times, Tekle Giyorgis I was repeatedly deposed and restored during a turbulent era of Ethiopian politics.