Ras alula minilik appoiinted9/2/2023 ![]() ![]() However, he would eventually succeed at escaping from Magdala and abandoned his wife, returning to Shoa to reclaim his ancestral crown and at once attacked the usurper claiming the Imperial throne for himself as well. Menelik was imprisoned on Tewodros' mountain stronghold of Magdala, but was treated well by the Emperor, even marrying Tewodros's daughter Alitash. On the death of his father in 1855 he was taken prisoner by Emperor Tewodros II (Theodore II), a former minor noble originally named Kassa of Kwara, who had usurped the Imperial throne from the last Emperor of the elder Gondar branch of the Solomonic dynasty, Emperor Johannis III (John III). Menelik II The son of King Haile Melekot of Shoa (1847 - 1855), was born in 1844 in Ankober, Shoa and heir to the Shewan branch of the Solomonic Dynasty which claimed descent from King Solomon of ancient Israel, and the Queen of Sheba. Menelik II (AugDecember 12, 1913), Conquering Lion of Judah, Elect of God, King of Kings of Ethiopia was negus negust (emperor) of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death. He is today remembered as the father of modern Ethiopia. He brought hospitals, telephones, electricity, modern education, and railway system, and many other political, economic, and technological improvements to Ethiopia for the first time during his years at the helm. He moved the capital to Addis Ababa in his home region of Shewa. ![]() He immediately received a baptism of fire, though, when Italy invaded Ethiopia after a treaty dispute.īut in this crisis lay opportunity, and after pulling through it and routing the Italians at Adwa with the help of Ras Alula, Emperor Menelik and Ethiopia enjoyed a new era of prosperity and power.Įmperor Menelik developed strong diplomatic ties with other countries, especially Russia, greatly expanded and solidified his empire, and turned Ethiopia into a modern nation. King Menelik successfully ousted Yohannes' son after gaining the support of the majority of the Ethiopian nobility and became emperor. With the help of some close allies, however, King Menelik engineered a daring escape from Magdala on the night of Jand returned to Shewa, where he defeated a usurper and recovered his kingship.Īfter Tewodros II's successor Yohannes died at the Battle of Gallabat, King Menelik claimed legitimacy for his bloodline and vied against Yohannes' son for the empire. He was born in the kingdom of Shewa in central Ethiopia and eventually became King Menelik of that region.īefore long, though, then-emperor Tewodros II conquered Shewa and imprisoned Menelik in his mountain stronghold at Magdala. Image credit: Emperor Menelik II or Emperor Menilik IIĮmperor Menelik II of Ethiopia was considered even more effective than Tewodros II, as Ethiopia's great modernizer and unifier. ![]()
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