The humiliating demands of Yohannes IV towards Menelik

To hope to obtain peace from Yohannes IV, Menelik had to submit to extremely heavy and humiliating conditions. The treaty notably required an annual tribute of 500 slaves, 50,000 thalers, thousands of animals as well as supply obligations for the imperial army. Furthermore, Menelik had to present himself stripped to the waist, a stone around his neck, in order to implore the forgiveness of the Negusse Negest and to swear an oath of loyalty to him.