page_title: Mentewab
hierarchical_section_title: Mentewab
caption_attribution_description: Contemporary painting of Mentewab laying prostate at the feet of Mary and Jesus at Närga Selassie
context_page_description: Mentewab, was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I. She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Wälättä Giyorgis. Mentewab was a major political figure during the reigns of her son the Emperor Iyasu and grandson Iyoas. Empress Mentewab was also known by the honorific of Bərhan Mogäsa. This was to complement the honorific of her son Iyasu II, who was Berhan Seged or "He To Whom the Light Bows".
context_section_description: Mentewab (Ge'ez : ምንትዋብ Məntəwwab or min-tiwwāb "Oh, what beauty!") (c. 1706 - 27 June 1773), was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I. She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Wälättä Giyorgis (Daughter of [St.] George). Mentewab was a major political figure during the reigns of her son the Emperor Iyasu and grandson Iyoas.  Empress Mentewab was also known by the honorific of Bərhan Mogäsa (Glorifier of Light).  This was to complement the honorific of her son Iyasu II, who was Berhan Seged or "He To Whom the Light Bows".
caption: Itege (Empress) Mentewab lying prostrate at Mary's feet at Nerga Selassie in Lake Tana, 1748.
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