XVIIIᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Southeastern Ethiopian highlands
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Shoa was an autonomous Ethiopian highland state whose rulers used firearms and trade connections through the Afar and Somali lowlands to expand toward Oromo territories. Its nineteenth-century dynasty was based at Ankobar and maintained ties with the Gulf of Aden ports of Tajurah and Zeila and the emporium of Harar. Under Sahla Sellase, Shoa combined military expansion, religious tolerance, diplomatic relations with Britain and France, and relative internal peace.
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Shoa occupied the southeastern part of the Ethiopian highlands and had gained independence from its former overlords at Gondar after Oromo expansion isolated the province. Its central highlands were mainly inhabited by Amharic-speaking Christians, while Oromo traditionalists and Muslims lived to the south and west, and Muslim Afars to the east. Shoa’s economic connections therefore reached beyond Gondar toward the Gulf of Aden.
The province was linked by trade routes through the Afar and Somali lowlands to Tajurah, Zeila, and Harar. Its rulers acquired increasing quantities of firearms through these corridors and used them to conquer neighbouring Oromo communities that lacked comparable weapons. Expansion brought Shoa control over trade with inland territories rich in gold, ivory, coffee, spices, and slaves.
Asfa Wassan ruled from 1775 to 1808 and established his capital at Ankobar, where he fought to capture Oromo land, reorganized taxation, and severed the last links of vassalage to Gondar. His successors continued expansion, while Sahla Sellase pursued a policy of tolerance toward Oromo and Muslims, attracted caravans, received British and French missions, and signed treaties of friendship and commerce. Shoa enjoyed relative peace under his rule, although his death was followed by a major Oromo uprising.
XVIIIᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Southeastern Ethiopian highlands
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Shoa was an autonomous Ethiopian highland state whose rulers used firearms and trade connections through the Afar and Somali lowlands to expand toward Oromo territories. Its nineteenth-century dynasty was based at Ankobar and maintained ties with the Gulf of Aden ports of Tajurah and Zeila and the emporium of Harar. Under Sahla Sellase, Shoa combined military expansion, religious tolerance, diplomatic relations with Britain and France, and relative internal peace.
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Le récit
Shoa occupied the southeastern part of the Ethiopian highlands and had gained independence from its former overlords at Gondar after Oromo expansion isolated the province. Its central highlands were mainly inhabited by Amharic-speaking Christians, while Oromo traditionalists and Muslims lived to the south and west, and Muslim Afars to the east. Shoa’s economic connections therefore reached beyond Gondar toward the Gulf of Aden.
The province was linked by trade routes through the Afar and Somali lowlands to Tajurah, Zeila, and Harar. Its rulers acquired increasing quantities of firearms through these corridors and used them to conquer neighbouring Oromo communities that lacked comparable weapons. Expansion brought Shoa control over trade with inland territories rich in gold, ivory, coffee, spices, and slaves.
Asfa Wassan ruled from 1775 to 1808 and established his capital at Ankobar, where he fought to capture Oromo land, reorganized taxation, and severed the last links of vassalage to Gondar. His successors continued expansion, while Sahla Sellase pursued a policy of tolerance toward Oromo and Muslims, attracted caravans, received British and French missions, and signed treaties of friendship and commerce. Shoa enjoyed relative peace under his rule, although his death was followed by a major Oromo uprising.
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