Ze-Amhara :
Fabricating sources as always 😂. Yohannis' son was the one who actually carried a stone on his back and lay down in front of Emperor Menilk's newly constructed Addis Abeba Palace. Do not reverse the story.😂plus referring it to the 'Tigrayan army' is an exaggeration lol; even Yohannis wasn't fully Tigrayan, and by that time, his army was composed of recruits from various provinces in Ethiopia, not just Tigray, which included menilk rivals near shewa as well since he had already ascended to the throne. Even then, Yohannis was largely insignificant until the British supplied him with tens of thousands of the most advanced weapons of that era (including muskets, rifles, howitzers, and mortars), vast amounts of ammunition, and trained his army just because he was a tour guide invaders and he was too afraid to confront Emperor Tewodros directly. Since obviously Menilk was clearly at a disadvantage becausehe refused to profit out of tewodros death like Yohannis out of guilt, so rationally he knew to confront Yohannis Shewa needed time to rebuilt, which he accomplished by purchasing weapons from the French, Italians, and private European traders. Towards the end of Yohannis' life, Menilk openly defied him by governing Shewa as an independent kingdom, pursuing independent foreign policies (e.g., with the Italians) and refusing to support Yohannis during both internal and external conflicts. It is estimated that Menilk could muster up to 100,000 men and already had around 30,000 to 50,000 well-armed soldiers, along with over 80,000 modern rifles, several million rounds of ammunition and modern cannons, including rapid-firing 37mm Hotchkiss guns. so In conclusion, without the significant advantages Yohannis had during his early reign, thr situation would not have fared well for him lol. There is a reason Emperor Menilk effortlessly seized the crown from Yohannis' heir, and no one in Tigray could come close to challenging Emperor menilk. that power gap was so far in such short amount of time that ras alula Yohannis right hand man and ras Mengesha started writing letters to Italians begging them to attack Emperor menilk. lol
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