The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913 |
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... position with Menelik to be so strong that he could be persuaded eventually to adopt one as his heir . Determined to remove Meshesha from the competition , she used every device to undermine 1 Massaja's explanation of Menelik's ...
... position with Menelik to be so strong that he could be persuaded eventually to adopt one as his heir . Determined to remove Meshesha from the competition , she used every device to undermine 1 Massaja's explanation of Menelik's ...
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... position in regard to Berbera.1 The greater part of the area yielded by the British was ' sparsely populated and ... position on all sides , and won concessions from France , Great Britain , and the Sudan . That Ethiopia emerged ...
... position in regard to Berbera.1 The greater part of the area yielded by the British was ' sparsely populated and ... position on all sides , and won concessions from France , Great Britain , and the Sudan . That Ethiopia emerged ...
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... position and cause jealousy , particularly on the part of Ras Wale of Yejju , whose position as a powerful northern leader would be most affected by Mikael's increased power . The emperor's own wife , who controlled the dissolute Wale ...
... position and cause jealousy , particularly on the part of Ras Wale of Yejju , whose position as a powerful northern leader would be most affected by Mikael's increased power . The emperor's own wife , who controlled the dissolute Wale ...
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