Empress Taytu and Menilek II: Ethiopia, 1883-1910"This is a classic and important work on one of the most revered and historic personalities on the most impressive period of the modern history of Ethiopia. Not only was Empress Taytu a highly regarded and widely recognized Ethiopian patriot that fought a valiant war against the invading Italian Empire of the late 19th century, but she was also an exemplar and unique and popular leader that continues to inspire and empower Ethiopians of subsequent generations up to the present. Empress Taytu was the most powerful woman on the continent of Africa in her time, and Menilek was the emperor who brought Ethiopia to world attention with his defeat of Italy in 1896. Diplomatic and internal maneuvering for power and life at the court in Ethiopia between the years 1883 and 1910 are set out in this book in vivid detail and with sound scholarship.--Zewde Gabre-Sellassie, D. Phil. (Oxon) Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia"--Page 4 of cover. |
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... Meqdela . ' Meqdela , one of the amba ( flat - topped mountains ) so characteristic of the Ethiopian terrain , was fortress - treasury for Tewodros and then prison for Menilek , his mother and most of the other Shewans . Theophilus ...
... Meqdela . ' Meqdela , one of the amba ( flat - topped mountains ) so characteristic of the Ethiopian terrain , was fortress - treasury for Tewodros and then prison for Menilek , his mother and most of the other Shewans . Theophilus ...
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... Meqdela . Thus ended Menilek's 10 years with his " father , " Emperor Tewodros . This forced opportunity to see the variety of peoples and the geography beyond Shewa modified his provincialism . Meeting the foreign men and women at Meqdela ...
... Meqdela . Thus ended Menilek's 10 years with his " father , " Emperor Tewodros . This forced opportunity to see the variety of peoples and the geography beyond Shewa modified his provincialism . Meeting the foreign men and women at Meqdela ...
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... Meqdela in April 1864 , and this slight from the British with whom he had had cordial relations for many years , contributed to a deterioration in his personality . He was often drunk , licentious and wantonly cruel . He not only vented ...
... Meqdela in April 1864 , and this slight from the British with whom he had had cordial relations for many years , contributed to a deterioration in his personality . He was often drunk , licentious and wantonly cruel . He not only vented ...
Contents
Menilek King of Shewa | 1 |
The background of Taytu Betul Hayle Maryam | 26 |
King Menilek and Queen Taytu 18839 | 43 |
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