Emperor menelik ii biography templates
Emperor menelik ii of ethiopia
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Emperor Menelik II was one of Ethiopia&#;s greatest leaders, ruling as King and Emperor of Ethiopia from to He was born Sahle Miriam on August 17, , in Ankober, Shewa, Ethiopia. His mother, Woizero Ejigayehu Lemma Adyamo, was a palace servant, and his father was Prince Haile-Melekot, Son of King Sahle Selassie.
During an invasion by Emperor Tewodros II, Melekot was killed and Miriam was taken prisoner and held captive for ten years in the emperor&#;s mountain stronghold of Amba Magdela. He was raised alongside the Emperor’s children and treated as a prince.
Emperor menelik ii biography templates
Miriam escaped from Magdela in and returned home to Shewa. It is reported that Miriam was six feet tall and had a dark complexion with smallpox marks on his face and fine white teeth.
Ato Bezebeh, appointed governor by Emperor Tewodros II, fled the region when Miriam returned, and Miriam became Negus (King) of the region.
When Emperor Tewodros II died in , Miriam desired to become Emperor, but had to submit to Tekle Giorgis (–)