House of Shewa
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The House of Shewa was a prominent Ethiopian royal dynasty that rose from regional rulers to produce several modern emperors, including Menelik II, who played a central role in unifying Ethiopia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Shewa canonical | 1 |
| Medieval Shewa principality | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethiopian dynasty
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Ethiopian Orthodox clergy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shawan dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shewan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Adwa (through Menelik II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ankober NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedDescentFrom |
Queen of Sheba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | modernization of Ethiopia under Menelik II ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| dynasticBranchOf | Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlierRuler | Negus Sahle Selassie of Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn | expansion into southern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | Amhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Amha Iyasus of Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gainedProminence | 19th century ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Shewa province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of central Ethiopia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central role in forming the modern Ethiopian state ⓘ |
| language | Amharic ⓘ |
| lastReigningLine | Haile Selassie I and his descendants ⓘ |
| laterRuler | Negus Haile Melekot of Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterSeatOfPower |
Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Entoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostFamousRuler | Menelik II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Haile Melekot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menelik II NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahle Selassie NERFINISHED ⓘ Zera Yacob (of Shewa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Derg regime (indirectly, via fall of monarchy in 1974) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenterFor | centralization of the Ethiopian state ⓘ |
| politicalRival |
Tigrayan nobility
ⓘ
Yejju Oromo regents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire ⓘ |
| producedEmperor |
Haile Selassie I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menelik II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedTitleHolder |
Emperor of Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ Negus of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | unification of Ethiopia in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| roseFrom | regional rulers of Shewa ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| symbol | Solomonic Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century to 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Medieval Shewa principality