Haha. Lik aydelem tariku. Min hone meseleh, Atse Tewordros wanted to modernize Ethiopia ena birr, wey mesariya kemeteyek yilik, sew endilakilet yiteyik neber. Queen Victoria admired him for that, gin sew melak atfeligim nebere.
Ena after Sebastopol መድፍ came from Britain, Tewodros sent multiple letters to the British government, professional sew endilakilet, so that it's manufactured here. The British government sent missionaries instead, ignoring his request. Atse Tewodros then imprisoned the missionaries and then he forced them to make the Sebastopol mortar. They couldn't do it, so he kept them hostage, demanding for actual professionals.
And that British forces, led by Robert Napier and Ethiopians led by the Emperor himself fought at the battle of Meqdela. And then, as the British forces pushed closer to capture Tewodros, he shot himself with a pistol(which was a gift from Queen Victoria btw). That's what it is.
The thing is, if the British forces captured him, mekeleja neber miyaregut; it will be disgrace to the country. Imagine endezi powerful yenebere nigus be ferenjoch capture tedergo sikeledibet. Tewodros could have handed himself in, that would be a win for the British. Gin he didn't. He died a BRAVE DEATH.
My opinion about this man's comment, ምንም ደንታ አትስጠው። It's just an ignorant comment people make. የቴዎድሮስ ሞት የጀግና እንደሆነ ራሱም ያውቀዋል። ለማጥላላት ነው የተናገረው። And for you, I'm not the one to tell you this, but, learning your history is KEY or else የጽንፈኞች መጫወቻ ትሆናለህ/ሽ Bezi seat there are many versions of Ethiopian history coming for all sides. I, as a person who has little knowledge of Ethiopia have been soo confused and disturbed for a long time. People always try to demonize our past kings, having in mind that they're not perfect, ena tifat endeseru, we shouldn't fall for everything said. Biasing and twisting history is the reason for all this conflict in Ethiopia. Leza hulachinim tarikachinin enewek.
Btw YeGonder sew betam new miwedew God bless you all 💕
Dec 01, 2020