The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913A study of the political and military genius of Menelik II, who defeated late 19th century European imperialism. |
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As a young man the future emperor began to appreciate the need for Ethiopia's
territorial and political unity. While at Tewodros IPs court he benefited from his
contacts with people from all parts of the empire and with European missionaries
...
As a young man the future emperor began to appreciate the need for Ethiopia's
territorial and political unity. While at Tewodros IPs court he benefited from his
contacts with people from all parts of the empire and with European missionaries
...
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He introduced policies of cultural and political assimilation and religious
toleration, tactics later employed by Menelik II to build his empire. In the early
nineteenth century, however, such methods were far too revolutionary for the
parochial and ...
He introduced policies of cultural and political assimilation and religious
toleration, tactics later employed by Menelik II to build his empire. In the early
nineteenth century, however, such methods were far too revolutionary for the
parochial and ...
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The period was dominated by Tewodros, who, in time, was responsible for the
political integration of Shoa into the new empire in 1855, the year Haile Malakot
died. Tewodros, named Kasa at his birth in 1818, was the son of Hailu Wolda ...
The period was dominated by Tewodros, who, in time, was responsible for the
political integration of Shoa into the new empire in 1855, the year Haile Malakot
died. Tewodros, named Kasa at his birth in 1818, was the son of Hailu Wolda ...
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| Title | The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913 Oxford Studies in African Affairs |
| Author | Harold G. Marcus |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 0198216742, 9780198216742 |
| Length | 298 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Reference History / Africa / East |
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