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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
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