Empress Taytu and Menilek II: Ethiopia, 1883-1910

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It is a classic and essential work on one of the vital revered and historic personalities on the most impressive period of the up to date history of Ethiopia. Not only was once Empress Taytu a highly regarded and widely recognized Ethiopian patriot that fought a valiant war against the invading Italian Empire of the late 19th century, but she was once also an exemplar and unique and popular leader that continues to inspire and empower Ethiopians of subsequent generations as much as the present. Empress Taytu was once essentially the most powerful woman on the continent of Africa in her time, and Menilek was once the emperor who brought Ethiopia to world attention with his defeat of Italy in 1896. Diplomatic and internal maneuvering for power and life on the court in Ethiopia between the years 1883 and 1910 are set out On this book in vivid detail and with sound scholarship. –Zewde Gabre-Sellassie, D. Phil. (Oxon) Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Menilek’s consort, Empress Taytu, has been slighted in other accounts of this essential period of Ethiopian history. On this compelling story she is portrayed as what she was once – an astute partner of Menilek in domestic politics and justifiably suspicious of European intentions in Ethiopia. –Richard Pankhurst Former Director of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa

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