Tēwodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, approximately 1820-1868
Ruled 1855-1868, taking the regnal name Tēwodros because it was the name of a messianic king foretold in the Ethiopic text Fekkārē Iyasus
- HMML ID
- 388664446309
- PURL
- LC name
- Theodore II, Negus of Ethiopia, -1868
- HMML name
- Tēwodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, approximately 1820-1868
- HMML native script
- ቴዎድሮስ
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Abbā Tāṭaq (horse name)
- Haylu, Kasa
- Kasa of Qwara
- Kasai, of Kwora
- Kassa Haile Giorgis
- Kassa Hailu
- Kāśā Ḫāylu
- Teodoro II
- Theodore Kasai
- Theodorus II
Name elements
- Given names
- Kāśā Ḫāylu
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1820~
- Death date
- 1868-04-13
- Centuries
- 19th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place died
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Associated places
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Honorary titles
- Emperor of Ethiopia ● King
Affiliations
- Affiliation
General notes
- Description
- Birth name: Kāśā Ḫāylu; horse name: Abbā Tāṭaq; born ca. 1820; died 13 April 1868; burnt down Dabra Tābor in May 1853; made king and married in 1854; crowned emperor in 1855 at Darasgē Māryām church, taking the regnal name Tēwodros because it was the name of a messianic king foretold in the Ethiopic text Fekkārē Iyasus; established capital in Dabra Tābor in 1855 and founded church of Dabra Tābor Madḫānē Ālam; arrested Coptic Patriarch Cyril IV during a visit to Ethiopia in December 1856; pillaged the city of Gondar and its churches in December 1866; burnt Dabra Tābor in 1867 and withdrew to the fortress of Maqdala; besieged by British troops led by Lord Napier at Maqdala in April 1868; committed suicide 13 April 1868
- Citations
- Siegbert Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 4, O-X (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2010), 930-937.
Preferred citation
"Tēwodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, approximately 1820-1868." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified June 23, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/person/388664446309
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-06-21
- Last edited
- 2021-06-23