The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913 |
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... empire developed . Menelik emerged from the obscurity of a petty Ethiopian kingdom equipped with all the traditional knowledge of a man of his birth . As a boy he came to respect the progressive reign of his paternal grandfather , King ...
... empire developed . Menelik emerged from the obscurity of a petty Ethiopian kingdom equipped with all the traditional knowledge of a man of his birth . As a boy he came to respect the progressive reign of his paternal grandfather , King ...
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... empire . Significant social and commercial development was spurred on by the establish- ment of provincial centres and strategic hamlets . Within their con- fines , and also scattered throughout the countryside , lived the ...
... empire . Significant social and commercial development was spurred on by the establish- ment of provincial centres and strategic hamlets . Within their con- fines , and also scattered throughout the countryside , lived the ...
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... empire more or less peacefully , northern officials often worked through the previously established ruling families , although the tendency over the long run was to eliminate such people from the establishment . Some tra- ditional ...
... empire more or less peacefully , northern officials often worked through the previously established ruling families , although the tendency over the long run was to eliminate such people from the establishment . Some tra- ditional ...
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