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The ancient Empire of Ethiopia, includes 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 east and south, Harar, and the Galla, Shankalla and Dankali territories. The whole area is 35,000 square miles.

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S. H. Steinberg Ph.D. (Fellow of the Royal Historical Society)

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Steinberg, S.H. (1947). Ethiopia. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270763_33

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