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Menelik
Menelek or Menelik may refer to: *Menelik I, first Emperor of Ethiopia *Menelik II (1844–1913), Emperor of Ethiopia *Menelek XIV, fictional Emperor of Abyssinia in the novel ''Beyond Thirty ''Beyond Thirty'' is a short science fiction novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was written in 1915 and first published in ''All Around Magazine'' in February 1916, but did not appear in book form in Burroughs' lifetime. The first ...'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs * Ménélik (born 1970), French singer * Menelik Watson (born 1988), British player of American football {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menelik II
Menelik II ( ; horse name Aba Dagnew (Amharic: አባ ዳኘው ''abba daññäw''); 17 August 1844 – 12 December 1913), baptised as Sahle Maryam (ሣህለ ማርያም ''sahlä maryam'') was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913. At the height of his internal power and external prestige, the process of Menelik II's conquests, territorial expansion and creation of the modern empire-state was largely completed by 1898.Zewde, Bahru. A history of Ethiopia: 1855–1991. 2nd ed. Eastern African studies. 2001 The Ethiopian Empire was transformed under Menelik: the major signposts of modernisation were put in place, with the assistance of key ministerial advisors. Externally, Menelik led Ethiopian troops against Kingdom of Italy, Italian invaders in the First Italo-Ethiopian War; following a decisive victory at the Battle of Adwa, recognition of Ethiopia's independence by external powers was expressed in terms of diplomatic representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menelik I
Menelik I ( Ge'ez: ምኒልክ, ''Mənilək'') was the legendary first Emperor of Ethiopia's Solomonic dynasty. According to '' Kebra Nagast'', a 14th-century national epic, in the 10th century BC he is said to have inaugurated the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I was the son of the biblical King Solomon of ancient Israel and of Makeda, the Queen of Sheba. Life According to the medieval Ethiopian book, the '' Kebra Nagast,'' written in Geʽez in 1321 CE, his name was ''Bäynä Ləḥkəm'' (from , , "son of the wise"). He was conceived when his father Solomon tricked his visiting mother, the Queen of Sheba, into sleeping with him. His mother raised him as Jewish in her homeland, and he only traveled to Jerusalem to meet his father for the first time when he was in his twenties. While his father begged Menelik to stay and rule over Israel, Menelik told him that he wanted to return home. Thus, Solomon sent many Israelites with him, to aid him in rulin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ménélik
Ménélik (Albert Tjamag; born 10 September 1970), is a Cameroonian-French rapper and singer. Biography He went to France at the age of nine. Then he met MC Solaar Claude Honoré M'Barali (; born 5 March 1969), professionally known as MC Solaar (), is a French rapping, rapper of Senegalese people, Senegalese and Chadian people, Chadian origin. He is one of France's most famous and influential hip hop musi ... and started to write songs for artists such as No Sé, DJ Jimmy Jay and RPM. In 1995, he released his first album entitled ''Phenomenelik'' and performed at Solaar's shows. He toured across Europe and gained a Victoire de la Musique in 1996 in the category 'Male revelation of the year'. In 1997, he released his second album ''Je me souviens'' which provided the number five hit "Bye-Bye".Menelik discography and peak positions in FrancLescharts.com(Retrieved 29 December 2008) Discography Albums * 1995 : ''Phénoménélik'' – #33 * 1997 : ''Je me souviens'' – #46 * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Thirty
''Beyond Thirty'' is a short science fiction novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was written in 1915 and first published in ''All Around Magazine'' in February 1916, but did not appear in book form in Burroughs' lifetime. The first book edition was issued by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach's ''Fantasy Press'' fanzine in 1955; it then appeared in the collection ''Beyond Thirty and The Man-Eater'', published by Science-Fiction & Fantasy Publications in 1957. The work was retitled ''The Lost Continent'' for the first mass-market paperback edition, published by Ace Books in October 1963; all subsequent editions bore the new title until the Bison Books edition of March 2001, which restored the original title. Plot The story was heavily influenced by the events of World War I, and reflects U.S. sentiments at the time of writing. When the war broke out, Americans were predominantly isolationism, isolationist and wary of being drawn into a European war. Burroughs imagines a future tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
