Menelik II
Monarch
1844 – 1913
Who was Menelik II?
Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, baptized as Sahle Maryam, was Negus of Shewa, then Nəgusä Nägäst of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death. At the height of his internal power and external prestige, the process of territorial expansion and creation of the modern empire-state had been completed by 1898. Ethiopia was transformed under Nəgusä Nägäst Menelik: the major signposts of modernization were put in place. Externally, his victory over the Italian invaders had earned him great fame: following Adwa, recognition of Ethiopia’s independence by external powers was expressed in terms of diplomatic representation at the court of Menelik and delineation of Ethiopia’s boundaries with the adjacent colonies. Menelik expanded his kingdom to the south and east, expanding into Kaffa, Sidama, Wolayta and other kingdoms.
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- Born
- Aug 17, 1844
Angolalla Tera - Parents
- Spouses
- Altash Tewodros
(1864 - 1865) - Befana Gatchew
(1865 - 1882) - Taytu Betul
(1883 - 1913/12/12)
- Altash Tewodros
- Children
- Religion
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Ethnicity
- Oromo people
- Died
- Dec 12, 1913
Addis Ababa
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on July 23, 2013
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