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.
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was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913
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17 August 1844
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12 December 1913
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Menelik II (Ge'ez: ዳግማዊ ምኒልክ dagmawi mənilək; horse name Aba Dagnew (Amharic: አባ ዳኘው abba daññäw); 17 August 1844 - 12 December 1913), baptised as Sahle Maryam (ሣህለ ማርያም sahlä maryam), was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913.
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The life and times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913.
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The life and times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913.
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Wikidata Q244748, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Ethiopian Empire (Wikipedia)
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under Emperor Menelik II, the empire expanded significantly to the south
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