Home › Authors › Theodore II Negus of Ethiopia 👤 Theodore II Negus of Ethiopia b. 1818 – d. 1868 · 2 books Biography 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). Books by Theodore II Negus of Ethiopia Kasa and Kasa Kasa and Kasa 1990 Tax records and inventories of Tax records and inventories of Emperor Téwodros of Ethiopia, 1855-1868 1979