The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913 |
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... governor.1 Some remarks of Menelik's during the celebration may be apocryphal , but they are consistent with his ... governors of Shire and Hama- sien fled across the Mareb river to await the emperor , who had been summoned from Yejju ...
... governor.1 Some remarks of Menelik's during the celebration may be apocryphal , but they are consistent with his ... governors of Shire and Hama- sien fled across the Mareb river to await the emperor , who had been summoned from Yejju ...
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... governor at Obok , Léonce Lagarde , had great ambitions . In March 1891 Menelik asked for a telegraph connection from Shoa to Harar and Obok , and the use of French territory for shipment of all his commerce.2 He also sent an emissary ...
... governor at Obok , Léonce Lagarde , had great ambitions . In March 1891 Menelik asked for a telegraph connection from Shoa to Harar and Obok , and the use of French territory for shipment of all his commerce.2 He also sent an emissary ...
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... governor , particularly if the latter was an eminent military leader such as Ras Wolda Giyorgis . When governors changed provinces , as often oc- curred , the imperial army units remained in place , carrying out police duties and ...
... governor , particularly if the latter was an eminent military leader such as Ras Wolda Giyorgis . When governors changed provinces , as often oc- curred , the imperial army units remained in place , carrying out police duties and ...
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