The Zemene Mesafint (Ge'ez: ዘመነ መሳፍንት, variously translated "Era of Judges", "Era of the Princes", etc.; taken from the biblical Book of Judges) was a...
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under a decentralization known as Zemene Mesafint in the mid-18th century. Emperor Tewodros II ended Zemene Mesafint at the beginning of his reign in 1855...
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History of Ethiopia (section Zemene Mesafint)
in the prestige of the dynasty, as the beginning of the Ethiopian Zemene Mesafint ("Era of the Princes"), a time of disorder when the power of the monarchy...
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realm eventually entered a period of decentralization, known as the Zemene Mesafint where regional warlords fought for power, with the emperor being a...
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emperors. Ethiopia was briefly isolated from world power in the post-Zemene Mesafint period; Emperor Yohannes IV faced Egyptian invasion as they laid linkage...
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Yejju (section Zemene Mesafint era)
al-Habasha are the forefathers of the latter known Yejju people of the Zemene Mesafint period. The Oromo partially assimilated the Yejju and called them by...
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Enderta Province (section Zemene Mesafint)
22 January 1768. He died on 23 June 1779.[citation needed] By the Zemene Mesafint, or Era of Princes (1769–1855), the province of Enderta assumed great...
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Fasilides in 1632 and a period of decentralization in 1769, known as the Zemene Mesafint ("Era of the Princes"). Gondar was founded by Emperor Fasilides in...
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provinces, although it was often used hereditarily during and after the Zemene Mesafint. The rulers of Begemder, Shewa, Gojjam, Wollo, all held the title of...
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of various regional lords and noblemen. This era was known as the Zemene Mesafint or "Era of the Princes". Emperor Tewodros II managed to unify the decentralized...
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beginning of modern Ethiopia and brought an end to the decentralized Zemene Mesafint (Era of the Princes). Although Tewodros II's origins were in the Era...
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empire. Ethiopia was isolated and decentralized in a period known as Zemene Mesafint, starting with the rise of the Yejju Oromo dynasty after the Solomonic...
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the Mataram Sultanate. In Africa, the Ethiopian Empire underwent the Zemene Mesafint, a period when the country was ruled by a class of regional noblemen...
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Ethiopian Empire under Tewodros II reign since its reunification after the Zemene Mesafint. By October 1862, Tewodros reign was marred by rebellion from Muslim...
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the Ethiopians), then unifying the empire after the dark age of the 'Zemene Mesafint' (Era of the Princes). Emperor Yohannes IV defeated an invading Egyptian...
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decline in the prestige of the dynasty led to the semi-anarchic era of Zemene Mesafint ("Era of the Princes"), in which rival warlords fought for power and...
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intermittently between 1832 and 11 February 1855, towards the end of the Zemene Mesafint. He was largely a figurehead, with real power in the hands of Ras Ali...
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Oromo migrations 1543 – 17th cent. Habesh Eyalet 1557 – 17th cent. Gondarine period 1632–1769 Zemene Mesafint 1769–1855 Ottoman border conflict 1832–1848...
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Empire from 1632 (at the beginning of Gondarine period to 1855 (end of Zemene Mesafint) era. Gondar was established in 1636 by Emperor Fasilides (r. 1632–1667)...
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Oromo migrations 1543 – 17th cent. Habesh Eyalet 1557 – 17th cent. Gondarine period 1632–1769 Zemene Mesafint 1769–1855 Ottoman border conflict 1832–1848...
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Zagwe dynasty Kingdom of Kaffa Ethiopian–Adal War Gondarine period Zemene Mesafint Menelik's Expansions Italo-Ethiopian wars 1887–89 First Second World...
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Empress Eleni, Gojjam provided the revenues of the Empress until the Zemene Mesafint ("Era of the Judges"), when central authority was weak and the revenues...
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marriage to Alula of Yejju. She was a significant personage during the Zemene Mesafint of the 19th century before Tewodros II reunited the Ethiopian Empire...
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distance runner Haile Yosadiq, warlord of the Zemene Mesafint Haile Maryam, another warlord of the Zemene Mesafint, and father of Wube Haile Maryam Haile, the...
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a Thai feudal system Samanta, an Indian feudal system Small castes Zemene Mesafint François Louis Ganshof (1944). Qu'est-ce que la féodalité. Translated...
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counterparts in some respects; until 1855, when Tewodros II ended the Zemene Mesafint its aristocracy was organized similarly to the feudal system in Europe...
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be de facto rulers of Ethiopian Empire from 1784 to 1853 during the Zemene Mesafint, they would particularly have control over the provinces of Begemder...
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Gebre of Simien, ruled for 44 years during the period known as the Zemene Mesafint, or the "Era of the Princes". His fame was acknowledged through two...
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Euergetes. After the decline of imperial authority in the period of the Zemene Mesafint, Aksum fell under the control of the rulers of Tigray. One of whom...
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especially in the 19th century.[failed verification] By the unsettled Zemene Mesafint period ("Era of the Princes"), both designations had declined to little...
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