The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913 |
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... march on Adwa , since the occupation forced Mengesha to seek good relations with the emperor to save at least part of his patrimony , and he submitted on 16 March.2 He no longer insisted that Menelik exer- cise only indirect sovereignty ...
... march on Adwa , since the occupation forced Mengesha to seek good relations with the emperor to save at least part of his patrimony , and he submitted on 16 March.2 He no longer insisted that Menelik exer- cise only indirect sovereignty ...
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... March.4 On 11 March , escorted by three of Makonnen's officers , Major Salsa and Lieutenant Roversi travelled to Menelik's camp to begin discussions . Roversi wrote of the trip across the battlefield : I have never seen anything so ...
... March.4 On 11 March , escorted by three of Makonnen's officers , Major Salsa and Lieutenant Roversi travelled to Menelik's camp to begin discussions . Roversi wrote of the trip across the battlefield : I have never seen anything so ...
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... March he had broken camp to return to Shoa , taking his prisoner - pawns into reasonably benign captivity.1 Why the emperor acted so magnani- mously is still a matter of conjecture , but there are several reasonable explanations for the ...
... March he had broken camp to return to Shoa , taking his prisoner - pawns into reasonably benign captivity.1 Why the emperor acted so magnani- mously is still a matter of conjecture , but there are several reasonable explanations for the ...
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Abyssinia Addis Ababa Adwa Africa agreement Alula Amharic Ankober Antonelli to Crispi army Article XVII Asmara Assab Baldissera Baratieri Battle of Adwa Begemder Brice to Minister British Colli to Minister colony Dajatch Debra defeat Egyptian emperor empire Entotto Eritrea Ethiopia Éthiopie European Fitawrari force Foreign France French Archives frontier Galla gebbi Gebra Sellasie Gojjam Gondar governor Habta Giyorgis Haile Harar ibid imperial injera Italian Archives Italian government Italy Jibuti June Kasa king Lagarde letter Libre verde XV Lij Iyasu makwanent March Massawa Mémoires Menelik Mengesha Menilek Meshesha mission Muslim negotiations negus Nile Obok officials Orero palace political Politique province railway Ras Alula Ras Makonnen Ras Wolda rifles Rodd Rome Salimbeni Sept Shoa Shoan soldiers Tafari Taitu talers Tekla Haymanot territory Tesemma Tewodros Thesiger to Grey Tigre Traversi treaty troops Wichale Wolda Giyorgis Wollo Yejju Yohannes Yohannes's Zaghi Zeila