The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913 |
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... empire developed . Menelik emerged from the obscurity of a petty Ethiopian kingdom equipped with all the traditional knowledge of a man of his birth . As a boy he came to respect the progressive reign of his paternal grandfather , King ...
... empire developed . Menelik emerged from the obscurity of a petty Ethiopian kingdom equipped with all the traditional knowledge of a man of his birth . As a boy he came to respect the progressive reign of his paternal grandfather , King ...
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... empire . Significant social and commercial development was spurred on by the establish- ment of provincial centres and strategic hamlets . Within their con- fines , and also scattered throughout the countryside , lived the ...
... empire . Significant social and commercial development was spurred on by the establish- ment of provincial centres and strategic hamlets . Within their con- fines , and also scattered throughout the countryside , lived the ...
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... empire , to the exclusion of the capital . Nor had he sufficient regard for the Shoan makwanent who had constructed the empire with Menelik and had helped him to retain his birthright . On Friday 12 December 1913 Iyasu was summoned ...
... empire , to the exclusion of the capital . Nor had he sufficient regard for the Shoan makwanent who had constructed the empire with Menelik and had helped him to retain his birthright . On Friday 12 December 1913 Iyasu was summoned ...
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