Menelik II
1844 to 1913
6 documented presences
6 places
Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Menelik II across 6 places, from 1871 to 1886. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Menelik II (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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Menelik II was documented, and when
November 1871month
Magdalaattested
“In mid-November 1871, while Kassa and Tekle Giyorgis were fighting, Menelik was on the border of Begemder at the head of an army composed of Shoan and Wello soldiers; he had moved there to “take advantage of any opportunity.” However, hi…”
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25 May 1877exact date
Shewaattested
“Menelik’s return to Shewa on 25 May 1877 was not a consequence of his wife’s activities; he left Gojjam when he learned that Yohannes IV was advancing there to support Ras Adal Tessema.”
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25 May 1877exact date
Gojjamattested
“Menelik’s return to Shewa on 25 May 1877 was not a consequence of his wife’s activities; he left Gojjam when he learned that Yohannes IV was advancing there to support Ras Adal Tessema.”
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1886year
Addis Ababaattested
“The expansion headed west toward Sudan, which saw Ras Gobana Dacche occupy Wollega in 1886 when Menelik moved his capital to Addis Ababa, and the following year the Shoan army incorporated Illubabor, pushing the western borders back to t…”
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1886year
Gibe Riverattested
“The expansion headed west toward Sudan, which saw Ras Gobana Dacche occupy Wollega in 1886 when Menelik moved his capital to Addis Ababa, and the following year the Shoan army incorporated Illubabor, pushing the western borders back to t…”
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1886year
Sudanattested
“The expansion headed west toward Sudan, which saw Ras Gobana Dacche occupy Wollega in 1886 when Menelik moved his capital to Addis Ababa, and the following year the Shoan army incorporated Illubabor, pushing the western borders back to t…”
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Places Menelik II is documented in
Sudan1 presence · 1886
Addis Ababa1 presence · 1886
Gibe River1 presence · 1886
Gojjam1 presence · 1877
Magdala1 presence · 1871
Shewa1 presence · 1877
Other places tied to Menelik II in the record
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19 August 1844exact date
Ankobermentioned
“Prince Sahle Maryam was born on 19 August 1844 in Ankober, in the Kingdom of Shewa.”
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October 1867month
Adenmentioned
“Thus, around September/October 1867, in a letter to Father Guglielmo Massaia, an Italian Catholic missionary in Aden, he presented himself as the “King of Kings.” In two other letters previously sent to Queen Victoria, he referred to him…”
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30 November 1867exact date
Magdalamentioned
“In cooperation with Queen Worqitu, who sought to control Wello, Menelik launched an expedition and arrived on 30 November 1867, with 30,000 soldiers near Magdala.”
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21 June 1871exact date
Axummentioned
“After two battles, on 21 June 1871 and 11 July 1871, Tekle Giyorgis was captured and imprisoned; Kassa emerged greatly strengthened in men and arms and, on 21 January 1872, he was crowned Emperor at Aksum under the name of Yohannes IV.”
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4 May 1877exact date
Ankobermentioned
“After two clashes, Haile was captured on 4 May 1877 and imprisoned in Ankober.”
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1878year
Shewamentioned
“At the beginning of 1878, Emperor Yohannes IV marched toward Shewa; Menelik attempted to secure peace, but the conditions imposed by the Emperor were too numerous: the deportation of Masaia, the obligation to supply the imperial army dur…”
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1879 to 1890period
Arsi Provincementioned
“During these early campaigns, from 1879 to 1884 the first, along the Rift Valley, covering the Hadiya kingdom and the territories inhabited by the Kambata, the Silté, and the Welaytas; the second conquest, toward the Arsi and the Bale Pl…”
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1879year
Shewamentioned
“The most important of whom, the Swiss engineer Alfred Ilg, arrived in Shewa in 1879 and remained for 29 years.”
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7 June 1882exact date
Battle of Embabomentioned
“He decisively defeated the Gojjames at the Battle of Embabo on June 6 or June 7, 1882, according to sources.”
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1883 to 1886period
Arsi Provincementioned
“The troops of Ras Darge Sahle Selassie faced resistance from the Arsi, who temporarily yielded in 1883 and then completely in 1886, when their territory came under Shoan control.”
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2 May 1889exact date
Wollo Provincementioned
“On 2 May 1889, while claiming the throne against Ras Mengesha Yohannes, the natural son of Emperor Yohannes IV, Menelik concluded a treaty with Italy at Wuchale (Uccialli in Italian) in Wollo province.”
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2 May 1889exact date
Wuchalementioned
“On 2 May 1889, while claiming the throne against Ras Mengesha Yohannes, the natural son of Emperor Yohannes IV, Menelik concluded a treaty with Italy at Wuchale (Uccialli in Italian) in Wollo province.”
source: Wikipedia: Menelik II
1894year
Kingdom of Kaffamentioned
“In 1894, the integration of the new territories continued: Ras Gobena Dacche to the southwest, Ras Mekonnen Welde Mikael to the Ogaden, Ras Welde Giyorgis Aboye to Kaffa, in the province of Gofa; in the same year, Wollamo was conquered.”
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1894year
Ogadenmentioned
“In 1894, the integration of the new territories continued: Ras Gobena Dacche to the southwest, Ras Mekonnen Welde Mikael to the Ogaden, Ras Welde Giyorgis Aboye to Kaffa, in the province of Gofa; in the same year, Wollamo was conquered.”
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1894 to 1897period
1894 to 1897period
1896 to 1897period
1 March 1896exact date
1898year
1898year
1906year
1906year
December 1906month
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