Full Name
Menelik II
Date of Birth
August 17, 1844
Place of Birth
Date of Death
December 12, 1913 (stroke)
Place of Death
Education
Traditional education in the Ethiopian court
Spouses Names
Children Names
Parents Names
Haile Melekot, Ejigayehu Lemma Adyamo
Known Affiliates Names
Ras Makonnen, Ras Gobena, Ras Alula
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
Solomonic Dynasty, Ethiopian Empire
Menelik II was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913. He is known for his political and military achievements, most notably his expansion of the empire and modernization efforts, as well as his victory over Italian forces at the Battle of Adwa in 1896, which secured Ethiopian sovereignty and made the country a symbol of African independence against colonialism.