One ruler of this country, who rose to power after the Zemene Mesafint, or the "Age of the Princes", asked Captain Charles Duncan Cameron to carry a l
One ruler of this country, who rose to power after the Zemene Mesafint, or the "Age of the Princes", asked Captain Charles Duncan Cameron to carry a letter to Queen Victoria, while another, Iyasu V, was excommunicated by the Orthodox Tewahido Church of this country. This country was assisted by Ras Gobena's militia during its expansion, and finally united and modernized under Tewodros II. This country defeated (*) Italy at Adowa while led by Menelik II, but was later defeated while ruled by Haile Selassie, who is now the god of Rastafarianism. For ten points, name this country in the Horn of Africa with capital at Addis Adaba.
One ruler of this country, who rose to power after the Zemene Mesafint, or the "Age of the Princes", asked Captain Charles Duncan Cameron to carry a letter to Queen Victoria, while another, Iyasu V, was excommunicated by the Orthodox Tewahido Church of this country.