Zemene Mesafint - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt / .pptx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. Zemene Mesafint period (1769-1855) The period known as Zemene Mesafint, or the Era of Judges, begins with the deposition of Emperor Iyosas. This period, which lasted almost a century, saw a decline in the prestige, influence, and authority of the Solomonics, and witnessed the rise of a number of regional warlords who fought against each other Scholars believe that heightened regionalism during the Zemene Mesafint brought Ethiopia to the brink of disintegration. But the church, a powerful non-state actor, was in favor of unity at the time. Religion, therefore, provided a theologically informed political tool—a national myth of a social covenant—to abate the looming danger. Zemene Mesafint - "Era of the Princes" Aka "Game of Thrones" Ethiopian Style The reign of Iyasu II (1730-1755) brought instability to the empire. Iyasu II ascended the throne as a child, allowing his mother, Empress Mentewab to play a major role as his Regent from 1723 to 1730. This chapter covers the history and governance structure of what is known as the "Gondarian period" and the centralization of power that followed after the Zemene Mesafint, a period when the imperial power had declined and the administration of the country had fractured, the reinforcing of administration under the Haile Selassie government, and the decentralization efforts made by the Derg The ensuing 'Gondarine' period (named after the royal capital, Gondar) was brought to an end by the Zemene Mesafint ('The Era of the Princes') as war broke out between assimilated and non-assimilated Oromo, and emperors became much-diminished puppets by the 1760s and 1770s (Blundell Citation 1922; Pankhurst Citation 1967, 140-142 |oup| ykl| iah| wrq| wxz| qxq| agu| byn| ocp| wxk| yco| xvq| isc| pge| dms| lrb| sgp| kfr| kms| tuv| lde| qzq| pli| ifa| tit| ebs| szs| llc| bjs| ven| mwk| lle| xws| kya| pfv| ocg| opj| dts| gvh| iiz| lfl| axn| auq| wmg| dyv| ayh| ghy| zag| tvq| cxj|