![]() Ato Bezabeh in turn rebelled against the Emperor and proclaimed himself Negus of Shewa. However, Meridazmach Haile Mikael rebelled against Tewodros, resulting in his being replaced by the non-royal Ato Bezabeh as Shum. Upon Menelik's imprisonment, his uncle, Haile Mikael, was appointed as Shum of Shewa by Emperor Tewodros II with the title of Meridazmach. Still, Tewodros treated the young prince well, even offering him marriage to his daughter Altash Tewodros, which Menelik accepted. Early in the subsequent campaigns, Haile Malakot died, and Sahle Miriam was captured and taken to the emperor’s mountain stronghold, Amba Magdela. In 1855 the Emperor of Ethiopia, Tewodros II, invaded the then semi-independent kingdom of Shewa. The boy enjoyed a respected position in the royal household and he received a traditional church education. ![]() His father, at the age of 18 before inheriting the throne, impregnated Ejigayehu, then left her he did not recognize that Sahle Maryam was born. He was born in Angolalla and baptized to the name Sahle Maryam. Menelik was the son of the Shewan Amhara king, Negus Haile Melekot, and probably of the palace servant girl Ejigayehu Lemma Adyamo.
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