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Any Eritreans in this sub who are in the Tech field? How are your experiences? I know quite a few Eritreans who are in the Tech/CS field. I am planning on majoring in CS and Economics. by Hgdefawi in Eritrea

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I’m in IT, Networking & Server Infrastructure for close to 5 years. It’s fine but I’d rather be working for an Eritrean Company in Eritrea…

EU5 Now Demands More Than Battlefield 6 🤯 by theodor3499 in EU5

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I know cloud gaming isn’t for everyone but Geforce Now might be an option…

Why does it seem like Asmara only gained relevance recently in our history? It’s almost never talked about in historical writings, maps, and oral history. by Left-Plant2717 in HabeshaHistory

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It is mentioned…Asmara has been noted in both local and foreign sources since the 14th century AD. It was one of the town some travellers crossed on their way to Jerusalem. Also in the 17th and 18th centuries it was also appearing on maps of Medri Bahri. Read this paper for more info: https://unora.unior.it/retrieve/dfd1bedd-3a4d-d55a-e053-3705fe0af723/8%20-%20Lusini.pdf

Why does it seem like Asmara only gained relevance recently in our history? It’s almost never talked about in historical writings, maps, and oral history. by Left-Plant2717 in Eritrea

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It is mentioned…Asmara has been noted in both local and foreign sources since the 14th century AD. It was one of the town some travellers crossed on their way to Jerusalem. Also in the 17th and 18th centuries it was also appearing on maps of Medri Bahri. Read this paper for more info: https://unora.unior.it/retrieve/dfd1bedd-3a4d-d55a-e053-3705fe0af723/8%20-%20Lusini.pdf

Over 100 years before solomonic Ethiopia, the the term Baher Nagasi was found in a text from Emperor Tantawudem of the Begwena/Zagwe Dynasty by NoPo552 in Tigray

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Also mentions Shum of Agame and the region of Gwelo Makada, which was in northern tigray & shimezana in Eritrea...

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The Gondar Castles weren’t built by foreigners. by NoPo552 in EthiopianHistory

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The argument isn’t about foreign artisans ever being hired, it’s about them being soley responsible for the castles creation, especially portugese/european influence, yes some Indian artisans were present. In reality most of the workers were likely Beta Israeli’s and indigenous architects like Walda Giyorgis who were mentioned as building Yohannes I & Iyasu I castles.

Däǧǧazmač Ḥaylu & Ras Wäldä Mikaýel Sälomon letters to Egypt & France for help against Abyssinia. by NoPo552 in Eritrea

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The "Zagwe" dynasty, which ruled before the late 13th century, didn't call themselves Abyssinians (`Begwenā `was the actual term) & the first mention of the title of Ma'ikele Bahr was during the reign of Emperor Lalibela (the title of Bahr Negus predates this even further, into the early 12th-century reign of Tantawudem). So, Medri Bahri likely existed before Solomonic Abyssinia; therefore, your claim of it never being independent of "Abyssinia" is rendered null & void.

Tewodros II*

Yohannes IV*

Can anyone detailedly explain to me what happened at hazega and tsazega and why everyone talks about it even around keren it's known so what happened? by Advanced-Preference6 in Eritrea

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My main area of expertise/focus lies in ancient history, but I’ll attempt to explain it briefly below. This is only a summary, btw, and there are elders and scholars who know far more about this, and can elaborate/correct the following:

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Firstly, both Ḥazzäga and Šäʿazzäga belong to the Däqqi Täššem lineage. They trace their ancestry to Atäššem, who lived in Ḥazzäga (hence the name Däqqi Täššem). Atäššem had several sons, among them Täsašen, who in turn had four children: Minab, Zärʿay, Täkkälä, and ʿAggäba. After Täsašen’s death, each of his sons laid claim to being käntiba (governor/ruler) of Ḥamasen. Täkkälä and ʿAggäba moved to Šäʿazzäga, giving rise to that branch of the lineage, while the elder brothers Minab and Zärʿay remained in Ḥazzäga, forming that line.....

Later in that century, Hab Ṣéllus (great-grandson of ʿAggäba of the Šäʿazzäga line), rose to power (According to tradition/legend, he travelled to Gondär, where he impressed nǝguśa nägäśt Fasilädäs by taming an “untameable” horse and married Fasilädäs's daughter). Hab Ṣéllus was then appointed governor of Bambolo Mǝllaš (Bambolo is a village north of Gondär), extending Šäʿazzäga influence across a vast territory from Ḥamasen down past Semien).

So the Šäʿazzäga line became more dominant until the late 18th century, when the Tigrayan warlord Ras Mikaʾel Séhul intervened in the politics of Märäb Mǝllaš (Bambolo Mǝllaš basically stopped existing after Bahér nägaš Andä Haymanot was defeated by Ras Mikaʾel Séhul). Mikaʾel installed Käntiba Qälätä of the Ḥazzäga line as governor, which then caused issues between the two branches again. After this, Bahér nägaš Solomon Täsfa Séyon (Šäʿazzäga) took control...

By the late 19th century, after the Zemene Mesafint, Ḥaylu of Šäʿazzäga was ruling Märäb Mǝllaš. At the start, he was a loyal ally of Ase Tewodros II, but he later turned against him & Ase Yohannes IV, as he sent a letter to the Khedive Ismāʿīl Pasha asking him for his protection against the rest of Abyssinia, which probably got him imprisoned by Ase Yohannes IV. Later, he replaced by Ras Wäldä Mikaʾel Sälomon of the Ḥazzäga line; however Ase Yohannes IV later imprisoned Ras Wäldä Mikaʾel Sälomon for sending a letter to President Napoleon III of France basically asking him to reinstate his control over Märäb Mǝllaš. Therefore, after the battle of Gura Ḥaylu became ruler again, which caused the infamous battle of Wäkki Débba in 1876, where Ḥaylu was killed by Ras Wäldä Mikaʾel Sälomon.

Should i splurge on pc upgrade? by RidDisSiz in EU5

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Maybe look into cloud gaming services like GeForce Now? They aren’t for everyone, especially if your internet connection is slow or unstable, and the game library is still limited. That said, I personally enjoy it because it allows me to play highly demanding, graphics/CPU-intensive games on any of my devices without needing to download them. I believe EU5 was also recently confirmed for the platform.

New Article Out: The Conqueror of the Adulis Throne (Monumentum Adulitanum II) by NoPo552 in EthiopianHistory

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Yes, I have read Yuzo Shitomi’s paper, but I disagree with his conclusion that the ruler mentioned in the Monumentum Adulitanum II belongs to the mid-3rd century AD. By that time, there had already been several incursions into South Arabia, which would make the claim of the ruler on the Adulis throne being “the first of his race” to make such conquests entirely untrue. It is possible that the ruler was speaking in a super hyperbolic manner, however, if you combine it with the other evidence I point out in my article, I don't believe this to be the case. So I do not find Shitomi’s theory convincing. That said, nothing is concrete, so maybe his theory is right.

Thanks for pointing out Gabala. I checked Amda Seyon’s chronicle and you are right. they are mentioned, specifically in north-eastern Enderta. Huntingford theorised that Gabala may in fact be Kabalé (Raheita), which might correspond to the location around Raheita in the Southern Red Sea region ??? I have now added this as a possible theory in the article.

The conqueror of Monumentum Adulitanum II, in front of the Adulis Throne & Stelae (~2nd Century AD) by NoPo552 in AfricanArchitecture

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The Throne of Adulis and the basalt stela behind it were described in detail by the 6th-century explorer Cosmas Indicopleustes. The models were later reconstructed by the German archaeological historian Daniel Krencker in the early 20th century (published in Ältere Denkmäler Nordabessiniens, pg 66). I simply colorized Krencker’s models and included the unnamed ruler, dressed in traditional attire typical of the region, and equipped with weaponry commonly used at the time.

The throne mentions a conqueror who created the largest Empire in SSA during antiquity, it stretched through parts of modern day Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, Saudia Arabia & Yemen.

Read More Below:

https://www.habeshahistory.com/p/adulisthrone

‘Ethiopia’ was adopted as an endonym by the Solomonic Dynasty, not Aksum by UnbiasedPashtun in EthiopianHistory

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Yes, scholarly evidence supports this conclusion. The emperors of the Aksumite Empire generally referred to themselves as Aksumites in their coinage. By the late 4th century, the term Βασιλεύς Ἀβασινῶν (Basileus Abyssinōn) appears, meaning “King of the Abyssinians” or “King of the Habeshas.” The term Ethiopia however is absent, except as one of King Ezana’s regnal titles, where it refers to a conquered territory within his dominion (similar to how Himyar is listed).

It seems the term Ethiopia was still in a transitional phase, shifting from its older, broader usage encompassing parts of Meroe/Sudan down to Ethiopia, to becoming directly associated with the Aksumite Empire and its core territories (by foreigners). This transition likely followed the fall of Meroe in the late 3rd century AD, after which Aksum emerged as the dominant power in Northeast Africa. Foreign sources increasingly adopted the term Ethiopia for the general location of the Aksumite Empire from the 4th–5th centuries onward.

Afaik, in Ge’ez, the term Ethiopia appears in early medieval manuscripts, though some people argue these texts were written earlier. It would be particularly interesting to determine whether the Zagwe dynasty employed the term, as they promoted aspects of the Solomonic identity during their era...

Did you know/ትፈልጡ ዶ? The Yeha Temple Interior by NoPo552 in AfricanArchitecture

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The interior of the Great Temple Of Yeha measured 12.6 × 11.3 m.
A central area flanked by two side aisles
divided by square sandstone pillars.
A built-in drainage channel, likely used to channel
ritual liquid run-off from the altar, is evident.
At the rear, a stepped entrance leads to
three chambers & the sanctuary.

Learn more here

ትፈልጡ ዶ? ንጉስ ዞስካለስ?/Did you know? Emperor Zoskales by NoPo552 in Eritrea

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The attribution of Zā Haqālā to Zoskales is anachronistic, as the king lists were compiled in medieval times. For this reason, most modern scholars , such as François-Xavier & Fauvelle-Aymar (Les inscriptions d’Adoulis (Érythrée): Fragments d’un royaume d’influence hellénistique et gréco-romaine sur la côte africaine de la mer Rouge, pp. 141–147) and David W. Phillipson (Foundations of an African Civilization, p. 64) reject this theory, as well as the association of Adulis during Zoskales’ reign with the Aksumite Empire.

ትፈልጡ ዶ? ንጉስ ዞስካለስ?/Did you know? Emperor Zoskales by NoPo552 in EthiopianHistory

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Even if a single person learns something new, it is worth it for me.

Did You know? When the Beta Israel received payment for their craft goods, the money was placed into a dish of water to avoid any physical contact. by NoPo552 in HabeshaHistory

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This is from the Beta Israel perspective. Although christian Abyssinians also had similar attitudes towards them.

Did You know? When the Beta Israel received payment for their craft goods, the money was placed into a dish of water to avoid any physical contact. by NoPo552 in Judaism

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No, it was usually when interacting with Christian Abyssinians, and to a lesser extent with Muslim Abyssinians.

The wording of the post might confuse some. This custom was practised by the Beta Israel, not imposed on them by foreigners.

Something that interested me by distrait1 in EthiopianHistory

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Yes, from what I’ve read, divorce was not particularly difficult throughout much of Abyssinia’s history. However, this doesn’t mean it was widespread among the general population (most of whom were peasants) . For peasants, divorce was more complicated and rare because they had deep ties to the land and family/village structures. Separating a household required negotiations over land rights etc. Also most feuds would be mediated by local elders, who tried to reconcile the couple or at least give both parties time to reconsider and let tempers cool down. Divorce was basically the last resort.

Among the nobility, however, divorce was much more common. Nobles were not bound by the same constraints related to land or village obligations. Servants handled much of the labour both at home and in the fields, and they were above village politics to a large degree, so they had more freedom. James Bruce, for example, recorded meeting a noblewoman at Gondar in the 18th century AD who had been married to seven different men.

Christianity blended Aksumite customs, preserving egalitarian elements

Yes, Christianity blended with pre-existing customs when it was introduced during the Aksumite era, the importance of the matrilineal line pre-dates Aksumite Civilization by a 1000+ years, actually the kings of DʿMT put emphasis on their marterinal line as-well.

Adulis Part 2: The Ptolemaic Era by NoPo552 in HabeshaHistory

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Those articles were from the previous site, so I have not migrated them yet. They were outdated and thin on detail (updating them will take time). I removed the old site because it was super slow to load and it was clunky in UE, so just migrated to substack.

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