The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913 |
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... Taitu was wooed by the Shoan leadership in an attempt to make a realistic and accommodating arrangement . On 15 or 16 May 1908 , Lij Iyasu was married to the six - year - old Princess Romana Worq , Taitu's great - niece , Yohannes's ...
... Taitu was wooed by the Shoan leadership in an attempt to make a realistic and accommodating arrangement . On 15 or 16 May 1908 , Lij Iyasu was married to the six - year - old Princess Romana Worq , Taitu's great - niece , Yohannes's ...
Page 239
... Taitu's hands , although there was growing dis- satisfaction with this among the makwanent.1 On 3 July Colli trans- mitted the ' fantastic ' story of an attempted coup organized by the rases to banish the empress . Meanwhile , Taitu ...
... Taitu's hands , although there was growing dis- satisfaction with this among the makwanent.1 On 3 July Colli trans- mitted the ' fantastic ' story of an attempted coup organized by the rases to banish the empress . Meanwhile , Taitu ...
Page 243
... Taitu also understood that a moment of crisis had come , and , by force of her personality and position , she persuaded the government to issue orders prohibiting Abate's return and directing him to hand over his artillery and machine ...
... Taitu also understood that a moment of crisis had come , and , by force of her personality and position , she persuaded the government to issue orders prohibiting Abate's return and directing him to hand over his artillery and machine ...
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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