Taytu Betul ( c.1851-1918 ) , wife of Menelik ( King of Shoa | " የዞስካለስ እይታዎች "

  Taytu Betul ( c.1851-1918 ) , wife of Menelik ( King of Shoa and later Negus Negast or King of Kings ) ,

was a formidable queen and empress of Ethiopia . Q = She used her exceptional intelligence to strengthen and extend her power through an adroit blend of patronage , political marriages and leadership craft . Determined to resist imperialist designs on her country , she increasingly opposed any negotiations that would result in the loss of Ethiopian territory .
  When diplomacy gave way to war , she rode out at the head of her own army , at her husband's side . It was she who devised the plan which led to the Ethiopian victory at Makalle , and her presence was crucial in the Ethiopian victory at Adwa in 1896 ,  the most significant victory of any African army during the climax of European colonialism . What a Queen  ThePoliticallnsiders O She founded Addis Ababa , which remains Ethiopia's capital city today , and the final decades of her reign witnessed a period of modernization , which gradually opened Ethiopia up to trade and greater technical expertise .

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