Article: Kasa: The Real King of Kings

EMPEROR TEWODROS II was a remarkable and significant modern leader of Africa. A moderniser, a cultural innovator, a successful military leader and courageous patriot; his vision saw the abolition of the east coast slave trade, a literary renaissance and massive land reforms throughout Ethiopia.

Born in the 1820s during the Zemana Mesefent (Warring Regions), a time when the Ethiopian ruling monarchy saw its power wane with powerful lords dominating regions throughout the once unified empire, Tewodros, known as Kasa before his coronation, lived in the royal capital of Gondar. His father, HayKu Wald Givorgis, was a Dajamach (governor) of the Qwara district - the district Kasa would eventually ...

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