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    Tewodros II (Ge'ez: ዳግማዊ ቴዎድሮስ, once referred to by the English cognate Theodore; baptized as Kassa, c. 1818 – 13 April 1868) was Emperor of Ethiopia...
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  • Tewodros may refer to: Tewodros I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1413–1414) Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1818–1868) Tewodros Bekele, trade unionist Tewodros...
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    1879), was the son of Emperor Tewodros II and Empress Tiruwork Wube of Ethiopia. Alemayehu's father, Emperor Tewodros II died by suicide after his defeat...
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    continued until well into Tewodros's reign. Under the Emperors Tewodros II (1855–1868), Yohannes IV (1872–1889), and Menelik II (1889–1913), the empire...
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  • also of the Palaiologos dynasty Tewodros II of Ethiopia, Theodore II, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1855–1868 Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria (born 1954), current...
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    earlier years, he rebelled against Tewodros II; having risen to power in the 1860s, he maintained the policy of Tewodros, that of continued unification and...
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  • Tewodros II Secondary School is located in Debre Tabor, Ethiopia. Spanning 4 square kilometers, Tewodros II Secondary School serves the educational needs...
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    received a traditional church education. In 1855 the Emperor of Ethiopia, Tewodros II, invaded the then semi-independent kingdom of Shewa. Early in the subsequent...
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  • Tewodros I (Ge'ez: ቴዎድሮስ), throne name Walda Anbasa (Ge'ez: ወልደ ዐንበሳ; died 2 July 1414) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1413 to 1414, and a member of the...
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    Yohannes IV of Tigray's claim to the throne after the death of Emperor Tewodros II from Gondar, would leave the direct lineage of one royal family in favor...
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    the Ethiopian Empire (also known at the time as Abyssinia). Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then often referred to by the anglicized name Theodore,...
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    the Ethiopian Empire under Tewodros II reign since its reunification after the Zemene Mesafint. By October 1862, Tewodros reign was marred by rebellion...
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  • of the Zemene Mesafint era. He was the older half brother of Emperor Tewodros II, who came of age at his court. Kenfu is remembered for his victory over...
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    and the coming to power of Tewodros II, whose later claims of Solomonic descent were never widely accepted. Following Tewodros, Wagshum Gobeze claimed the...
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    Emperor Tewodros II for accusations of supporting the rebel Agew Niguse. Gobeze made his opening move even before the suicide of Emperor Tewodros II at the...
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    were led by Robert Napier, while the Abyssinians were led by Emperor Tewodros II. In March 1866, a British envoy had been dispatched to secure the release...
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    nominally the liege lord of the King of Shewa) came to the attention of Tewodros II, a regional lord of Gondar, who successfully concluding the process of...
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    name of a large artillery mortar commissioned by the Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II (1818–1868). The name was taken from the Crimean town of Sevastopol,...
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    era was known as the Zemene Mesafint or "Era of the Princes". Emperor Tewodros II managed to unify the decentralized Ethiopian Empire in 1855 and inaugurated...
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    given a mill to manufacture gunpowder by the French in 1840. In 1855, Tewodros II became the emperor and had the goal of unifying the Ethiopians into a...
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    defeating the Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia with minimal loss of life among his own forces and rescuing the hostages of Tewodros. Born the son of Major...
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  • Yoshitsugu Saito, Jozef Gabčík, Hans Langsdorff, and Emperor Theodore (Tewodros II) of Ethiopia. Honor suicide has deep roots historically in Japanese society...
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    and nobles including Sabagadis Woldu, Kenfu Hailu, Wube Haile Mariam, Tewodros II, Yohannes IV, Menelik, and Haile Selassie and was depicted on the flag...
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    decentralization known as Zemene Mesafint in the mid-18th century. Emperor Tewodros II ended Zemene Mesafint at the beginning of his reign in 1855, marking...
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  • or Magdalena (መቅደላ Magdalenā or Mäqdäla) during the reign of Emperor Tewodros II (1855–1868). Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, Amba...
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  • August 1858) was the first wife of Kassa Haile, better known as Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia. They were married in 1848. Although she was offered as a...
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    and princes and would throne himself as Tewodros II, attempting to fulfill a prophecy that a man named Tewodros would restore the Ethiopian Empire to greatness...
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  • Emperor Menelik II. The unit grew from Menelik's personal Guard, though oral histories link it to the elite fighting unit of Atse Tewodros II under Fitawrari...
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    The airport is named after the 19th century Emperor of Ethiopia (Atse) Tewodros II. Gondar airport is at an elevation of 1,994 metres (6,542 ft) above mean...
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    warlords fought for power, with the emperor being a mere puppet. Emperor Tewodros II (r. 1855–1868) put an end to the Zemene Mesafint, reunified the Empire...
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