The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913 |
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... governor.1 Some remarks of Menelik's during the celebration may be apocryphal , but they are consistent with his ... governors of Shire and Hama- sien fled across the Mareb river to await the emperor , who had been summoned from Yejju ...
... governor.1 Some remarks of Menelik's during the celebration may be apocryphal , but they are consistent with his ... governors of Shire and Hama- sien fled across the Mareb river to await the emperor , who had been summoned from Yejju ...
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... governor of the Italian colony of Eritrea ; he wrote to King Umberto requesting the appointment . Antonelli officially refused to consider the possibility , but during his talks with the emperor in February and March 1890 , he was ...
... governor of the Italian colony of Eritrea ; he wrote to King Umberto requesting the appointment . Antonelli officially refused to consider the possibility , but during his talks with the emperor in February and March 1890 , he was ...
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... governor at Obok , Léonce Lagarde , had great ambitions . In March 1891 Menelik asked for a telegraph connection from Shoa to Harar and Obok , and the use of French territory for shipment of all his commerce.2 He also sent an emissary ...
... governor at Obok , Léonce Lagarde , had great ambitions . In March 1891 Menelik asked for a telegraph connection from Shoa to Harar and Obok , and the use of French territory for shipment of all his commerce.2 He also sent an emissary ...
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