Menilek II
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 110 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 17,1844 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Shewa |
| Ethiopia | |
| Died | Addis Ababa |
| Ethiopia | |
| Date of died | December 12,1913 |
| Spouse | Taytu Betul |
| Befana Gatchew | |
| Altash Tewodros | |
| Children | Zewditu |
| Asfa Wossen Menelik | |
| Shoa Reggad | |
| Parents | Haile Melekot |
| Woizero Ejigayehu | |
| Place of burial | Menelik Palace |
| Books | Ethiopian records of the Menilek era: selected Amharic documents from the Nachlass of Alfred Ilg, 1884-1900 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3891839 |
Menilek II Life story
Menelik II, baptised as Sahle Maryam was King of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913. At the height of his internal power and external prestige, the process of territorial expansion and creation of the modern empire-state was completed by 1898.