- Abba
Bahrey (Ge'ez: ባሕርይ bāḥriy, "pearl") was a late 16th-century
Ethiopian monk, historian, and ethnographer, from the
southern region of Gamo. He is...
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related to
their raids. This
persisted until gada of Meslé.
According to Abba
Bahrey, the
earliest expansion occurred under Emperor Dawit II (luba Melbah), when...
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nation in
conflicts with the
Islamic Ifat Sultanate. The 16th
century monk
Bahrey was the
first in
Ethiopia to
produce a
historical ethnography, focusing...
- new
territories would not
begin until the
Gadaa of Meslé.
According to
Bahrey, the
earliest Oromo expansion occurred under the
Oromo luba Melbah, during...
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provinces of the Empire. A
contemporary account was
recorded by the monk Abba
Bahrey, from the Gamo region. Subsequently, the
empire organization changed progressively...
- ruins." The term Galla, a
derogatory term for the Oromo, was
according to
Bahrey, 'The
Galla came from the west and
crossed the
river of
their country, which...
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first detailed history of the
Oromo people comes from the
Ethiopian monk
Bahrey who
wrote Zenahu la Galla, or "History of the Galla" in 1593. They are also...
- Ethiopia.
Another important figure in this era is the
Ethiopian monk Abba
Bahrey.
Bahrey was both a
historian and an
ethnographer who is best
known for his 1593...
- migrations. The
Oromos reached the area,
according to
Bahrey under the
lubaship of
Birmaje (1578–1586).
Bahrey states that the
Boran clan
surrounded the province...
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Extracts from The
History of High
Ethiopia Or Ab****ia by
Manoel de
Almeida Together with
Bahrey's History of the Galla.
Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781317052715....
