Menelik II ዳግማዊ ምኒልክ | |||||
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Emperor of Ethiopia | |||||
Reign | 10 March 1889 – 12 December 1913 | ||||
Coronation | 3 November 1889 | ||||
Predecessor | Yohannes IV | ||||
Successor | Lij Iyasu (designated but uncrowned Emperor of Ethiopia) | ||||
Born | Angolalla, Shewa, Ethiopian Empire | 17 August 1844||||
Died | 12 December 1913 Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire[1] | (aged 69)||||
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Spouse | Altash Tewodros (1855–1865) Bafena Wolde Mikael (1865–1882) Taytu Betul (1882–1913) | ||||
Issue | Zewditu I Shoa Ragad Wossen Seged | ||||
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Dynasty | House of Solomon (Shewan Branch) | ||||
Father | Haile Melekot (King of Shewa) | ||||
Mother | Woizero Ejigayehu | ||||
Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo |
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Menelik II (Ge'ez: ዳግማዊ ምኒልክ dagmawi mənilək[nb 1]; horse name Abba Dagnew (Amharic: አባ ዳኘው abba daññäw); 17 August 1844 – 12 December 1913), baptised as Sahle Maryam (ሣህለ ማርያም sahlä maryam) was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia[nb 2] from 1889 to his death in 1913. At the height of his internal power and external prestige, the process of territorial expansion and creation of the modern empire-state was largely completed by 1898.[2]
The Ethiopian Empire was transformed under Emperor Menelik: the major signposts of modernisation were put in place, with the assistance of key ministerial advisors. Externally, Menelik led Ethiopian troops against Italian invaders in the First Italo-Ethiopian War; following a decisive victory at the Battle of Adwa, recognition of Ethiopia's independence by external powers was expressed in terms of diplomatic representation at his court and delineation of Ethiopia's boundaries with the adjacent kingdoms.[2] Menelik expanded his realm to the south and east, into Oromo, Kaffa, Sidama, Wolayta and other kingdoms or peoples.[3][4]: 2
Later in his reign, Menelik established the first Cabinet of Ministers to help in the administration of the Empire, appointing trusted and widely respected nobles and retainers to the first Ministries.[5] These ministers would remain in place long after his death, serving in their posts through the brief reign of Lij Iyasu (whom they helped depose) and into the reign of Empress Zewditu.
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