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The ancient Empire of Abyssinia, or ‘Ethiopia,’ included the former Kingdoms of Tigré, in the north-east; Amhara and Gojjam, in the centre, and Shoa in the south; together with the modern acquisitions to the south, Harar, and the Galla, Shankalla and Dankali territories. The whole area was 350,000 sq. miles.
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Books of Reference concerning Abyssinia
Annuaire de la Revue de Kaboul, 1934–35. (In Persian.) Kabul, 1935,
Imperial Gazetteer of India—Afghanistan and Nepal. 1908.
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Epstein, M. (1943). Abyssinia. In: Epstein, M. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270725_11
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