The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913 |
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... Harar , more attractive . The transport- ation costs were lower and Harar could be used as a distribution and acquisition point . Following the British take - over in Egypt in 1882 , the khedive's officers at Harar had had to be more ...
... Harar , more attractive . The transport- ation costs were lower and Harar could be used as a distribution and acquisition point . Following the British take - over in Egypt in 1882 , the khedive's officers at Harar had had to be more ...
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... Harar , having already made certain moves in that direction . In mid - 1886 , the king had ordered Dajatch Wolda Gabriel to occupy Chercher , the massif running from the Awash river to Harar . This action was taken partly to secure the ...
... Harar , having already made certain moves in that direction . In mid - 1886 , the king had ordered Dajatch Wolda Gabriel to occupy Chercher , the massif running from the Awash river to Harar . This action was taken partly to secure the ...
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... Harar . Italian travellers in the Imi area in early 1891 found the once prosperous centre ' squalid ' and miserable because of assaults from Harar . ' Some of the former inhabitants have fled the place , others were killed by the ...
... Harar . Italian travellers in the Imi area in early 1891 found the once prosperous centre ' squalid ' and miserable because of assaults from Harar . ' Some of the former inhabitants have fled the place , others were killed by the ...
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