James Bruce reports in his book, published…

1684 CE to 1827 CE

James Bruce reports in his book, published in 1805, that Hadawi, the seat of Baharanagash, is part of the Tigré province of Abyssinia, which is ruled by Ras Mikael Sehul at the time of his travels.

The officer in Hadawi watches over the Naybe of Masawa (the Ottoman province of Habesh Eyalet), and starves him into obedience by intercepting his provisions, whenever the officer in Hadawi and the governor of Tigré find it necessary.

Bruce also locates Tigré between the Red Sea and the river Tekezé and states that many large governments, such as Enderta and Antalow, and the great part of Baharhagash, are on the eastern side of Tigré province.

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James Bruce View → Mikael Sehul View →

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Medri Bahri View → Ottoman Empire View → Ethiopia, Solomonid Dynasty of View →

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Sub-Saharan Africa, Medieval View → Interaction with Subsaharan Africa, Early European View → Zemene Mesafint (Ethiopia's "Age of Princes") View →

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