The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913 |
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... Gondar where he was in- vested as ras1 or mardazmatch , 2 receiving twelve nagarit , or drums , from the hands of the emperor . He never returned to Shoa , but died in Gondar in 1700 or 1703 , probably from smallpox . Sebestyanos ...
... Gondar where he was in- vested as ras1 or mardazmatch , 2 receiving twelve nagarit , or drums , from the hands of the emperor . He never returned to Shoa , but died in Gondar in 1700 or 1703 , probably from smallpox . Sebestyanos ...
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... Gondar , where he was treated more as an independent sovereign than as a subject . In fact , he was now the ruler of the entire north - eastern and central Shoan plateau ; the way was clear for the incorporation of the provinces lying ...
... Gondar , where he was treated more as an independent sovereign than as a subject . In fact , he was now the ruler of the entire north - eastern and central Shoan plateau ; the way was clear for the incorporation of the provinces lying ...
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... Gondar with his army and administrators , despite Kasa's conciliatory attitude ; the latter then entered Gondar with his army and plundered the city . In January 1853 word arrived there that Ali , now in alliance with Dajatch Wube , was ...
... Gondar with his army and administrators , despite Kasa's conciliatory attitude ; the latter then entered Gondar with his army and plundered the city . In January 1853 word arrived there that Ali , now in alliance with Dajatch Wube , was ...
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