IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 1214: Medieval Ethiopian Frontiers
Wednesday 8 July 2020, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Historisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
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Organiser: | Verena Krebs, Historisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
Moderator/Chair: | Adam Simmons, Department of History, Lancaster University |
Paper 1214-a | A Historical Look at Aspects of Ethiopia's Interaction With the Mediterranean World, 12th-15th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Trade, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1214-b | A New Attempt to Define the Role of the Earliest Muslims in the Realms of al-Habasha: Muslims as a Constitutional Element of the Christian Kingdom and Its International Networking (Language: English) Index terms: Epigraphy, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Religious Life, Social History |
Paper 1214-c | The Itineraries of King Galāwdewos's Military Campaigns and the Frontiers of the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia (1540-1559), as Recounted in His Royal Chronicle (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
Abstract | Medieval Ethiopia was a vibrant and influential kingdom, both regionally in the Horn of Africa and in the extended Mediterranean area. This sessions analyses the role of Ethiopia in international exchanges throughout the medieval period as well as offering an assessment of the changing borders of the kingdom during the turbulent 16th century. |