The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913 |
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... palace service . Not only did their lord's prestige , in part , attach to the servitor's own person , but also the palace paid its workers excellent wages in money and real terms , and provided security in old age ; in 1969-70 several ...
... palace service . Not only did their lord's prestige , in part , attach to the servitor's own person , but also the palace paid its workers excellent wages in money and real terms , and provided security in old age ; in 1969-70 several ...
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... palace , and over the years there evolved family traditions of palace service , which continue to this day . In one case , the head of the family was a member of the gash jagre , a bodyguard that accompanied the emperor wherever he went ...
... palace , and over the years there evolved family traditions of palace service , which continue to this day . In one case , the head of the family was a member of the gash jagre , a bodyguard that accompanied the emperor wherever he went ...
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... palace guard denied them admittance , the insurgents took up posi- tions between the gebbi and the heir's residence ( Tesemma's palace ) , in which were Habta Giyorgis and other government officials . Iyasu refused to leave the house ...
... palace guard denied them admittance , the insurgents took up posi- tions between the gebbi and the heir's residence ( Tesemma's palace ) , in which were Habta Giyorgis and other government officials . Iyasu refused to leave the house ...
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