Menelik II

E145108

emperor head of state human monarch

Menelik II was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913, renowned for modernizing the country and leading the victory over Italy at the Battle of Adwa.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Menelik II canonical	11
Emperor Menelik II	6
Menelik II of Ethiopia	3
Menelik	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	emperor ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
battle	Battle of Adwa ⓘ First Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
birthDate	1844-08-17 ⓘ
birthPlace	Angolalla ⓘ Ethiopian Empire ⓘ Shewa ⓘ
capitalDuringReign	Addis Ababa ⓘ
causeOfDeath	stroke (probable) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Ethiopia ⓘ
deathDate	1913-12-12 ⓘ
deathPlace	Addis Ababa ⓘ Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
dynasty	Solomonic dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Amhara (commonly reported) ⓘ surface form: Amhara
father	Haile Melekot ⓘ
founded	Addis Ababa ⓘ
fullName	Menelik II self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Menelik II of Ethiopia
givenName	Menelik II self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Menelik
implementedPolicy	construction of railways in Ethiopia ⓘ construction of roads in Ethiopia ⓘ construction of telegraph lines in Ethiopia ⓘ introduction of modern education in Ethiopia ⓘ introduction of modern infrastructure in Ethiopia ⓘ
introducedTechnology	modern firearms to Ethiopian army ⓘ railway to Ethiopia ⓘ telegraph to Ethiopia ⓘ
languageSpoken	Amharic ⓘ
mother	Ijigayehu ⓘ
notableAchievement	expansion of Ethiopian territory ⓘ founding of Addis Ababa as capital ⓘ preservation of Ethiopian independence ⓘ victory at the Battle of Adwa ⓘ
notableWork	modernization of Ethiopia ⓘ
opponent	Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
positionHeld	Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ
predecessor	Yohannes IV ⓘ
reignAsNegusOfShewaEnd	1889 ⓘ
reignAsNegusOfShewaStart	1866 ⓘ
reignEnd	1913 ⓘ
reignStart	1889 ⓘ
religion	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Taytu Betul ⓘ
successor	Zewditu I ⓘ
title	Negus of Shewa ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Addis Ababa → foundedBy → Menelik II ⓘ

First Italo-Ethiopian War → commanderEthiopia → Menelik II ⓘ

First Italo-Ethiopian War → EthiopianRulerDuringWar → Menelik II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Menelik II

Menelik II → fullName → Menelik II self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Menelik II of Ethiopia

Menelik II → givenName → Menelik II self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Menelik

Zewditu I → father → Menelik II ⓘ

Zewditu I → relative → Menelik II ⓘ

Solomonic dynasty → hasRuler → Menelik II ⓘ

Negusa Nagast → associatedWithTitleHolder → Menelik II ⓘ

Imperial Ethiopian Army → commander → Menelik II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Menelik II

Emperor of Ethiopia → heldBy → Menelik II ⓘ

Adwa → commandedBy → Menelik II ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Adwa

this entity surface form: Emperor Menelik II

Battle of Adwa → commander → Menelik II ⓘ

Battle of Adwa → EthiopianCommanderTitle → Menelik II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Menelik II

Scioa → associatedWith → Menelik II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Menelik II of Ethiopia

Treaty of Wuchale → signedBy → Menelik II ⓘ

Taytu Betul → spouse → Menelik II ⓘ

Battle of Amba Alagi (1895) → commander → Menelik II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Menelik II

Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael → allyOf → Menelik II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Menelik II

Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael → servedUnder → Menelik II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Menelik II of Ethiopia

Battle of Mekelle → associatedWith → Menelik II ⓘ