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Tayo Shonubi IB1 Background 28/9/2012 Chief Tewodros of Ethiopia Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia’s rise to power started in 1845 with a careful rule which in turn to his oppositions benefit, ended in gloomy failure and led him to make suicide in 1858, after thirteen many years of power. Tewodros was the heir-apparent to emperor Tewodros We, his father’s throne, although after his father’s death, he became the followed son of his half-brother. He grew to be an accomplished jewellry and head and was then allocated governor of Qwara by nominal then king of kings, Nivel Ali who had ruled as 1832.

Tewodros was your leader in charge of reviving the concept of king of kings, along with reforms to his armed service, he made a determined and driven submitting for full of kings. After Tewodros made the realization of his absolute power, he carried out trips against Gojjam province where he defeated Biru Goshu in the Ethiopian fight of Taquosha not long following, in 1855, he defeated the province of Tigre was crowned emperor Tewodros II, by Abu Salama, the head with the church of Ethiopia.

Tewodros made one of his most grave and major trips of his rule in 1856 when he battled against the Wallo Galla and completely thrashed the Muslim community, shamelessly and filled with pride, he moved on to inhabit the province of Shewa where he captured an 11 year old son known was heir-apparent for the throne of Sahle Mariam, the youngster later started to be known as emperor Manelik. Tewodros responded incredibly favorably to European methods, ‘expecting not their protection and imperialism but assistance in getting technology and arms’.

One of his earliest Euro contacts was Britain. Through his association with the British sprouted a friendship with two Englishmen, Yohannes Bells and Walter Plowdon who were part of the simple German missionaries. On his journey to eastern Ethiopia, Plowdon was killed, upon ability to hear this news, Tewodros made a decision to ‘vent’ simply by organizing a great expedition that unfortunately and ironically wiped out his various other good friend, Yohannes Bell. To adopt over via Plowdon was obviously a man by the names of Duncan Cameron, Tewodros and Cameron would not get along just as much as he would with Plowdon.

There was an absence of initiative and enthusiasm caused by Cameron’s end. In 1862, seeing as he previously an established romance with the Uk, Tewodros had written to California king Victoria, the then leader of Great The uk, concerning the setup of an Ethiopian embassy in Britain. Tewodros never received a reply by Her Majesty, and it was assumed the letter was either forgotten intentionally or perhaps failed to reach her. Along with every innovator, Tewodros came upon challenges during his rule.

The nobility i. electronic. the upper school were previously not required to pay taxes, however after Tewodros arrived to the power, we were holding required to, this change in the system set the aristocracy against him. Furious about this fresh obligation, they held riots between 1855 and 1861, these rebellions were brutally suppressed by simply his soldiers who looted and massacred their captives. One may try to control one other in order for them to convert/conform to their morals such that there may be less rebellion.

Although Tewodros was a believer of the Christian faith, this individual confiscated house of worship property and land and abolished privileges of the local clergy, for his personal gain in addition to advantage of his new found wonder and electricity. The Ethiopian church commanders began to preach against Tewodros making him lose the support of the majority of Ethiopians. Tewodros was a proud gentleman with a lust for electricity, one of the greatest mistakes selection during his power was his amendment to the regulation of the church. Ethiopia was a predominantly Christian state, and before Tewodros’ rule, any church in the nation was not required to spend tax.

After he arrived to power, Tewodros felt like there was too few tax and he needed more money visiting him, with this thought, he elevated this rules and made this so that chapels were needed to pay duty and through this, he was indeed getting more money, but simultaneously getting less support. All these incidents, occurrences and people in one method or another contributed to the surge and fall season of Tewodros. However his ways of self-praise, egotistic techniques and take great pride in led him to his own beat.

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