Shoa
E1000760
Shoa is a historical region in central Ethiopia that became a powerful kingdom and later a core part of the modern Ethiopian state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoa canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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