The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913 |
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... rifles . On an abortive march north , via Magdala , Debra Tabor , and Gondar , Menelik found no support among the population , and was forced to return home through Gojjam rather than to follow the route he just had travelled , for fear ...
... rifles . On an abortive march north , via Magdala , Debra Tabor , and Gondar , Menelik found no support among the population , and was forced to return home through Gojjam rather than to follow the route he just had travelled , for fear ...
Page 108
... rifles , the major arms shipment was still on its way . " The king saw no course but to attempt to gain time . He wrote to Antonelli : I have given King Tekle Haimanot cannon and rifles but he has be- trayed me and made peace with the ...
... rifles , the major arms shipment was still on its way . " The king saw no course but to attempt to gain time . He wrote to Antonelli : I have given King Tekle Haimanot cannon and rifles but he has be- trayed me and made peace with the ...
Page 139
... rifles ; Dajatch Meshesha Ten- yaneh of Balasa presented seven rifles ; and Naggadras Kenfi , who controlled the markets and tariffs of Begemder , paid only one mule- load of local cloth . A true politician , Menelik accepted this ...
... rifles ; Dajatch Meshesha Ten- yaneh of Balasa presented seven rifles ; and Naggadras Kenfi , who controlled the markets and tariffs of Begemder , paid only one mule- load of local cloth . A true politician , Menelik accepted this ...
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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