Routes for the Military Campaign of Emperor Täkle Giorgis I Towards Wällo and W????le from 1783-84 as Recounting in his Chronicle
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Ethiopic (Gǝʿǝz) language, Royal Chronicle, Routes selected to the military expeditionsAbstract
This paper attempts to show the routes selected to the military expeditions of Emperor Täkle Giorgis I (r.1779-1800) as recounted in his chronicle. The Emperor was one of the Zämänä Mäsaf?nt or the Era of Princess (1769-1855) Emperors, nicknamed as F????me Mang?st, ‘End of the monarchy.’ The chronicle was written in G???z during his reign by chronicler, Aläqa Gäbru, who was very close to the king. The Muslim chiefs of Wällo,Yä??u, W????le and Wärrä-Himäno are said to have embraced Islam only before the Zämänä Mäsaf?nt and since then more Oromo tribes had been converted to it as a measure against Christian domination.
This phenomenon paved the way for the germinations of frustration among the already deep rooted existence of the Christian populations. Therefore, this strong Islamic penetration aggravated the Christian King of Emperor Täklä Giorgis I for military expeditions. Once the final decision had been taken, the Emperor made the military expedition. The responses of the Muslims to the military expedition were threefold. This article is expected to be significant in assessing the essence of these routes that the Emperor traveled or passed through and the subsequent historical events as well.
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