The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913 |
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... gebbi , for which she received no fixed salary but was given sizeable gifts by Menelik and the courtiers . Her daughter grew up around the palace , and from toddling age was given small tasks , particularly when a large feast ( geber ) ...
... gebbi , for which she received no fixed salary but was given sizeable gifts by Menelik and the courtiers . Her daughter grew up around the palace , and from toddling age was given small tasks , particularly when a large feast ( geber ) ...
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... gebbi , and attempted to gain entry to acquire the artillery and machine - guns stored inside . When the palace guard denied them admittance , the insurgents took up posi- tions between the gebbi and the heir's residence ( Tesemma's ...
... gebbi , and attempted to gain entry to acquire the artillery and machine - guns stored inside . When the palace guard denied them admittance , the insurgents took up posi- tions between the gebbi and the heir's residence ( Tesemma's ...
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... gebbi demanding back pay and regular supplies . The government , on the brink of financial insolvency because so many provincial lords were not paying their taxes into the treasury , was forced to open Menelik's emergency war chest to ...
... gebbi demanding back pay and regular supplies . The government , on the brink of financial insolvency because so many provincial lords were not paying their taxes into the treasury , was forced to open Menelik's emergency war chest to ...
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