Ethiopian Empire under Menelik II

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ethiopian_Empire_under_Menelik_II
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:area over 1,000,000 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Addis_Ababa
gptkbp:country Ethiopian Empire
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Maria_Theresa_thaler
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Solomonic_dynasty
gptkbp:endDate 1913
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Ethiopian_tricolor_(green,_yellow,_red)
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Kingdom_of_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ethiopian Empire under Menelik II
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:railway_line
telegraph
modern education
modern currency
gptkbp:maintainedIndependenceFrom European colonial powers
gptkbp:modernization road construction
introduction of printing press
introduction of modern weapons
urban planning in Addis Ababa
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Somaliland
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Italy_(Eritrea)
gptkb:French_Somaliland
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:First_Italo-Ethiopian_War
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Menelik_Palace
gptkb:St._George's_Cathedral
gptkb:Entoto_Maryam_Church
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Treaty_of_Wuchale
Battle of Adwa
Modernization reforms
Expansion of territory
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ras_Makonnen
gptkb:Taytu_Betul
Haile Selassie (as Tafari Makonnen)
gptkbp:notableRegionAnnexed gptkb:Gambela
gptkb:Kaffa
gptkb:Oromo_lands
gptkb:Sidama_lands
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Amharic
gptkbp:population approximately 10 million (early 20th century)
gptkbp:predecessor Ethiopian Empire under Yohannes IV
gptkbp:recognizedBy European powers after 1896
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Menelik_II
gptkbp:startDate 1889
gptkbp:successor Ethiopian Empire under Lij Iyasu
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Treaty_of_Addis_Ababa_(1896)
gptkbp:wonBattle Battle of Adwa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shewan_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6