Menelik II
1844 CE–1913 CE · Addis Ababa
Menelik II, previously king of Shewa, became emperor of Ethiopia in 1889 and greatly enlarged the empire's southern and eastern territories. In 1896 his forces defeated an invading Italian army at the Battle of Adwa, preserving Ethiopian independence during the European partition of Africa. He founded Addis Ababa as his capital and introduced modern infrastructure such as railways, telegraph lines, and schools. His reign established much of the shape of the modern Ethiopian state.
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- Quanah Parker· 1845 CE–1911 CE
- Abdulhamid II· 1842 CE–1918 CE
- Yaa Asantewaa· 1840 CE–1921 CE
- Mehmed V· 1844 CE–1918 CE
- Edward VII· 1841 CE–1910 CE
- Chulalongkorn (Rama V)· 1853 CE–1910 CE
- Ito Hirobumi· 1841 CE–1909 CE
- Béhanzin· 1844 CE–1906 CE
- Emperor Meiji· 1852 CE–1912 CE
- José Martí· 1853 CE–1895 CE
- Franz Joseph I· 1830 CE–1916 CE
- Porfirio Díaz· 1830 CE–1915 CE
- Grover Cleveland· 1837 CE–1908 CE
- Chief Joseph (Hinmatóowyalahtqʼit)· 1840 CE–1904 CE
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