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Tewodros II

1818 - 1868

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Tewodros II (Ge'ez: ዳግማዊ ቴዎድሮስ, once referred to by the English cognate Theodore; baptized as Kassa, c. 1818 – 13 April 1868) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death in 1868. His rule is often placed as the beginning of modern Ethiopia and brought an end to the decentralized Zemene Mesafint (Era of the Princes). Although Tewodros II's origins were in the Era of the Princes, his ambitions were not those of the regional nobility. He sought to re-establish a cohesive Ethiopian state and to reform its administration and church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tewodros II is the 2,063rd most popular politician (up from 5,786th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 15th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ethiopian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tewodros II ranks 2,063 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Marko, Rodion Malinovsky, Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, Muhammad Shaybani, Niels, King of Denmark, and Lucullus. After him are Marcus Furius Camillus, Afonso II of Portugal, Pepi I Meryre, Taksin, Jovanka Broz, and Kęstutis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1818, Tewodros II ranks 12. Before him are Emily Brontë, Ivan Turgenev, Charles Gounod, Jacob Burckhardt, Marius Petipa, and Lewis H. Morgan. After him are Hermann Kolbe, Rudolf von Jhering, Adolf Anderssen, Sophie of Württemberg, Angelo Secchi, and Leconte de Lisle. Among people deceased in 1868, Tewodros II ranks 7. Before him are Gioachino Rossini, Léon Foucault, James Buchanan, August Ferdinand Möbius, Ludwig I of Bavaria, and Mongkut. After him are August Schleicher, David Brewster, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, William T. G. Morton, Franz Berwald, and Okita Sōji.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Tewodros II ranks 9 out of 105. Before him are Zewditu (1876), Abebe Bikila (1932), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Menelik I (-954), Yohannes IV (1837), and Abraha (600). After him are Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Ezana of Axum (325), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Onuphrius (320), Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506), and Abiy Ahmed (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Tewodros II ranks 7. Before him are Haile Selassie (1892), Menelik II (1844), Zewditu (1876), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Menelik I (-954), and Yohannes IV (1837). After him are Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Ezana of Axum (325), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506), Abiy Ahmed (1976), and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200).

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