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Ethiopian Treasures
Emperor Tewodros II (1855-1868)
Between 1769 and 1855, Ethiopia was divided into a number of small kingdoms and ruled by regional princes and feudal lords is known in Ethiopian history as the "Era of Princes and Wealthy Feudal Lords (Zemene Mesafint)". The central govenment was abolished and the regional princes took control of their own affairs until 1855.
In 1855, Lij Kassa Hailu, the son of Dejezmach Hailu Wolde Giorgis (Governor of Kawara district of Dembia, western Beghemider province), declared himself "King of Kings" and was crowned under the name of Emperor Tewodros II. Tewodros began to re-unify Ethiopia by subjugating regional Princes to his rule. He imprisoned prince Menelik of Shewa who refused to recognise Tewodros as Emperor. Tewodros lacked diplomatic skills and used force to pursue his goal of re-uniting the country. Because of this, Tewodros became unpopular among many regional princes and feudal lords. He successfully overthrew feudal lords and distributed land to the peasants and ordinary people. His efforts led to the abolition of the slave trade and won him the hearts and minds of many ordinary people.
Tewodros efforts were to modernise his army, and to re-unite and established an independent and sovereign Ethiopia. To fulfil his am
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Tewodros II
Meaza Restaurant
Location: 5700 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA22041 Photo: Africa Access
The walls of Meaza Restaurant in Falls Church contain murals of Ethiopia rulers including Emperor Tewodros II.
Mural of Emperor Tewodros II Photo of Mural: Africa Access
Tewodros is known as a unifier, reformer and innovator. Kasa Hailu, the future Emperor Tewodros (or Theodore), was born about 1818. His rise “marked the opening of a new, and crucially important. era of Ethiopian history. Most of his attempted reforms were never achieved, but were nonetheless significant for they seem almost to have charted the course to be taken in the reigns that followed…” (Pankhurst, 143).
“Negus Tewodros II began the process of unifying Ethiopia after the century of political disintegration known as the “era of princes,” during which powerful regional warlords contended for power. He was negus or emperor from 1855 to his death. His name is sometimes given in its Western version, Theodore….Tewodros had been educated in monasteries and hoped to reunify Ethiopia to save it from Muslim domination. He began a number of reforms the included abolishing slavery….reducing polygamy, and centralizing the administration….he attemp
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