The ruler in this position sent the Kagnew Battalion to fight in the Korean War.
The ruler in this position sent the Kagnew Battalion to fight in the Korean War. Male heirs to it were typically interned for life at mountains such as Amba Geshen, and one man ascended to it shortly after the failed Gugsa Wale's rebellion. The only female to hold this position, Zewditu, was alarmed by the modernizing views of her heir, Tafari Makonnen. The Marxist (*) Derg overthrew a man in this position in 1974. That man, like his ancestors, claimed descent from the Queen of Sheba. A man with this ruling title led his country to a victory at Adowa, and this title was technically held by Victor Emmanuel III after Italy's successful 1936 conquest. For 10 points, name this royal position held by men like the Rastafarian messiah, Haile Selassie, who led an African country.
The ruler in this position sent the Kagnew Battalion to fight in the Korean War.
Emperor of Ethiopia [accept things like king for emperor; accept empress or queen]