Shewan kingdom
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The Shewan kingdom was a historic Ethiopian monarchy in the central highlands that played a key role in the political unification and modernization of Ethiopia.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethiopian monarchy
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arsi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gojjam NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurage regions NERFINISHED ⓘ Wollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ankober NERFINISHED ⓘ Entoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | making Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| economicBase |
highland agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | Amhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
centralization of Ethiopian state power
ⓘ
spread of Amharic as a lingua franca in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| integratedInto | centralized Ethiopian Empire under Menelik II ⓘ |
| introduced |
early modernization of the Ethiopian army
ⓘ
elements of modern administration in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| language | Amharic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legitimacyClaim | Solomonic descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Horn of Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Ethiopian highlands ⓘ |
| militaryCampaigns |
expansion into southern Ethiopia
ⓘ
wars against neighboring Oromo polities ⓘ |
| notableEvent | rise of Menelik II from King of Shewa to Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Haile Melekot of Shewa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menelik II NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahle Selassie of Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ Wossen Seged NERFINISHED ⓘ Zera Yacob Asfaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
expansion of the Ethiopian Empire in the 19th century
ⓘ
modernization of Ethiopia ⓘ political unification of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Medri Bahri and other regional polities in northern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty | Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
Merid Azmach (for earlier rulers)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Negus of Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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