Shoa

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Shoa is a historical region in central Ethiopia that became a powerful kingdom and later a core part of the modern Ethiopian state.

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Shoa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former kingdom
historical region
associatedWith Addis Ababa founding
Menelik II’s rise to emperor of Ethiopia
borderedBy Arsi NERFINISHED
Gojjam NERFINISHED
Gurage region NERFINISHED
Hararghe NERFINISHED
Wollo NERFINISHED
capital Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
Ankober NERFINISHED
Entoto NERFINISHED
contains Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
Ankober NERFINISHED
Entoto NERFINISHED
country Ethiopia
countrySubdivisionType former Ethiopian province
dynasty Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicGroups Amhara NERFINISHED
Gurage NERFINISHED
Oromo NERFINISHED
historicalName Shewa NERFINISHED
Šäwa NERFINISHED
hosted imperial court of Menelik II NERFINISHED
integratedInto Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED
knownFor fertile agricultural land
highland plateau
strategic trade routes
language Amharic NERFINISHED
Oromo NERFINISHED
locatedIn central Ethiopia
modernAdministrativeSuccessor Addis Ababa chartered city NERFINISHED
Amhara Region NERFINISHED
Oromia Region NERFINISHED
partOf Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED
playedRoleIn centralization of Ethiopian monarchy
expansion of Ethiopian Empire to the south
politicalCenterOf 19th-century Ethiopian unification
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christianity NERFINISHED
Islam
traditional African religions
ruler Haile Melekot NERFINISHED
Menelik II NERFINISHED
Sahle Selassie NERFINISHED
timeZone East Africa Time
wasCoreOf modern Ethiopian state
wasKingdomFrom 19th century

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Scioa alternativeName Shoa