1818 - 1868
Tewodros II (Ge'ez: ዳግማዊ ቴዎድሮስ, once referred to by the English cognate Theodore; baptized as Kassa, c. 1818 – 13 April 1868) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death in 1868. His rule is often placed as the beginning of modern Ethiopia and brought an end to the decentralized Zemene Mesafint (Era of the Princes).Although Tewodros II's origins were in the Era of the Princes, his ambitions were not those of the regional nobility. He sought to re-establish a cohesive Ethiopian state and to reform its administration and church. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tewodros II has received more than 951,513 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Tewodros II is the 4,675th most popular politician (down from 4,288th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 11th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Ethiopian Politician.
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Among politicians, Tewodros II ranks 4,675 out of 15,577. Before him are Louis de Bonald, Katō Kiyomasa, Constantius Gallus, Yaqub Beg, Christian Wulff, and Dušan Simović. After him are Robert Kocharyan, Jaʻfar ibn Yahya, Karl von Habsburg, Al-Qahir, Ahuitzotl, and Ariaramnes.
1754 - 1840
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 4,669
1561 - 1611
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 4,670
325 - 354
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 4,671
1820 - 1877
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 4,672
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4,673
1882 - 1962
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4,674
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4,675
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4,676
767 - 803
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4,677
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4,678
899 - 950
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4,679
1486 - 1502
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4,680
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 4,681
Among people born in 1818, Tewodros II ranks 29. Before him are Mary Todd Lincoln, Thomas Mayne Reid, Amalia of Oldenburg, Richard Jordan Gatling, François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, and Hermann Kolbe. After him are Zachris Topelius, Emil du Bois-Reymond, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin, Francesco Crispi, and Heinrich Göbel. Among people deceased in 1868, Tewodros II ranks 17. Before him are Mihailo Obrenović, James Brooke, James Mayer de Rothschild, Adalbert Stifter, Okita Sōji, and Franz Berwald. After him are Christian Friedrich Schönbein, François-Édouard Picot, Kondō Isami, Julius Plücker, Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Rasoherina.
1818 - 1882
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 23
1818 - 1883
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 24
1818 - 1875
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 25
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 26
1818 - 1900
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 27
1818 - 1884
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 28
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 29
1818 - 1898
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 30
1818 - 1896
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 31
1818 - 1888
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 32
1818 - 1861
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 33
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 34
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 35
1823 - 1868
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 11
1803 - 1868
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 12
1792 - 1868
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 13
1805 - 1868
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 14
1842 - 1868
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 15
1796 - 1868
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 16
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 17
1799 - 1868
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 18
1786 - 1868
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 19
1834 - 1868
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 20
1801 - 1868
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 21
1789 - 1868
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 22
1814 - 1868
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 23
Among people born in Ethiopia, Tewodros II ranks 12 out of 89. Before him are Menelik I (-954), Onuphrius (320), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), and Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924). After him are Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), Amha Selassie (1916), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Abiy Ahmed (1976), and Mulatu Teshome (1955).
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 6
320 - 400
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 7
1895 - 1935
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 8
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 9
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 10
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 11
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 12
1955 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 13
650 - 680
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 14
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15
1200 - 1221
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 16
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 17
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 18
Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Tewodros II ranks 10. Before him are Menelik II (1844), Menelik I (-954), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), and Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924). After him are Meles Zenawi (1955), Amha Selassie (1916), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Abiy Ahmed (1976), Mulatu Teshome (1955), and Taytu Betul (1851).
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 4
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 5
1895 - 1935
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 7
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 8
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 9
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 10
1955 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 11
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 12
1200 - 1221
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 13
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 14
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 15
1851 - 1918
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 16