Taytu Betul (Amharic: ጣይቱ ብጡል Ṭaytu Bəṭul ; baptised as Wälättä Mikael; 1851 – 11 February 1918) was Empress of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913 and the third wife of Emperor Menelik II.

Oct 27, 2014 · Taytu Betul (also Taitu Betul), whose name Taytu means Sunshine, was a sunshine for her nation when it was about to fall into the hands of the Italian colonizer. Perhaps, there would not have been the famous Battle of Adwa on March 1, 1896, which marked the Ethiopian victory against colonialism, without Empress Taytu, for she inspired it.

Taytu Betul was a formidable Ethiopian Empress who fought colonization and was an intellectual master strategist who humiliated the Italians in battle with a crushing victory. The extraordinary queen reigned for 14 years, during which time she led her troops in a memorable battle and negotiated peace treaties.

Apr 3, 2019 · There were many things unlikely about Taytu Betul’s defeat of the Italians, not least of which that she was at the head of Ethiopia’s armies in the first place. Betul was a surprising bride for then Emperor Menelik II: at the time of their union, she was over thirty years old, unable to have children, and had been married four previous times.

Jun 10, 2021 · Taytu Betul, regarded as one of Ethiopia's greatest leaders, was the wife of Emperor Menelik II. She was instrumental in defeating Italian imperialists and also founded Addis...

Nov 3, 2021 · Empress Taytu Betul was an Ethiopian female leader who defeated Italian imperialists and founded Addis Ababa in 1886.

May 26, 2016 · Due in large part to the foresight, skepticism, and unrelenting sass of one of the toughest women in Ethiopian history: Empress Taytu Betul. Here Comes the Sun. From the get-go, Taytu (Amharic for “sun”) was an odd choice for empress.

Nov 27, 2019 · “Taytu Betul (c.1851–1918) was a formidable queen and empress of Ethiopia. An astute diplomat, she proved to be a key figure in thwarting Italian imperialist designs on Ethiopia.

Taytu Betul (Amharic: ጣይቱ ብጡል; baptismal name Wälättä Mikael; 1851 – 11 February 1918) was the Empress of the Ethiopian Empire, ruling from 1889 to 1913. She was the third wife of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. During territorial expansion, …

Taitu Betul was Empress of Ethiopia from 1889 to1913. The third of four children in an aristocratic Ethiopian family that descended from the Solomonic dynasty, Taitu was born in 1851. She is known to have wielded considerable political power as the wife of Menelik, both before and after they were crowned Emperor and Empress in 1889.