Dawit II
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Dawit II was a 16th-century Ethiopian monarch of the Solomonic dynasty known for defending his kingdom against early Ottoman and Adal Sultanate pressures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century monarch
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Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lebna Dengel
NERFINISHED
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Lebna-Dengel NERFINISHED ⓘ Libna Dengel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ethiopian–Portuguese diplomatic missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1496 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ethiopia (exact location uncertain in sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Shewa region (peripatetic court) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Fasilides (disputed or legendary association in some traditions)
NERFINISHED
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Gelawdewos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Reigned before the main Portuguese military intervention in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | Natural causes during wartime campaign (traditional accounts) ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1540 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ethiopian Semitic ⓘ |
| father | Naod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignRelations | Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | Predecessor to Gelawdewos in the struggle against Ahmad Gragn ⓘ |
| house | House of Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Appeals for Portuguese military assistance
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Defending Ethiopia against Adal Sultanate invasions ⓘ Facing early Ottoman expansion in the Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| language | Ge'ez (court and liturgical language) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | Remembered as a monarch who struggled to preserve the Ethiopian Empire against rising regional Islamic powers ⓘ |
| mother | Empress Na'od Mogasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConflict | Ethiopian–Adal War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Early contacts with Portuguese envoys to Ethiopia ⓘ |
| opponent |
Adal Sultanate
NERFINISHED
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Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| policy |
Maintenance of Christian hegemony in the Ethiopian highlands
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Resistance to Muslim states in the Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| predecessor | Naod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1540 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1508 ⓘ |
| religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Seble Wongel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Gelawdewos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Kings of Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
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Negusa Nagast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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