1. Gondar
(Cities/Gondar)

...baba and served as the Ethiopian capital from the reign of Fasiladas (1632-1665) until the reign of Emperor Tewodros II (1855-1868) who moved his capital, first to Debre Tabor and, then, to Maqdalla, ...

2. Addis Ababa
(Cities/Addis Ababa)

...ame spot, for inciting the people to resist Italian attempt at colonizing Ethiopia. A monument of Emperor Tewodros, recently inagurated and is located in a Square bearing the name of the hero of Maq...

3. Gondar
(History/Heritage)

...pound is also the site of the grave of Walter Plowden, a traveler to Ethiopia and a close friend of Emperor Tewodros II and a sometime British consul. Other attractions Visitors should visit, the ...

4. Modern history
(History/Modern)

External impacts led to the temporarily failure of realization of Emperor Tewodros II vision of Ethiopia, when he shot himself during the siege of Maqdala in 1867. Shouldering his vision Emperor Menil

5. History
(Section Blog)

...pital of Ethiopia, Gondar. The first part of the modern era colored by such powerful figures like Emperor Tewodros II was much about uniting Ethiopia. Even though succesfully defeated by Emperor Men...