5.1
When Zärhä Yaaeqob ascended to the throne of Ethiopia, his reign was opposed by a group led by Beht wäddäd and former Tegré Mäkwanenn Isayeyyas, and included many members of his own family. Thus to legitimize his own kingship, he held a new royal consecration ritual at Aksum where he was anointed and tonsured. This shows that power in Medieval Ethiopia was officially given to the king after his anointment at Aksum, for there was a five year interval between Zärhä Yaaeqob ascending to the throne and officially being anointed and having the political powers of the king. The two statements about Zärhä Yaaeqob’s reign are similar, for the second version appears to be a heavily edited and censored version of the first, since the king judged the first account to be far too harsh. Ultimately the accuracy of these chronicles is questionable since we cannot know with absolute certainty which is the accurate text.
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Ethiopia is historically significant for its many links to the lands beyond Africa. It holds a rich Christian, Islamic and Judaic history, while geographically it is connected to Arabia and the Mediterranean through the Red Sea. However, Ethiopia is still an African State, and despite it being the most far-reaching of the African States, in terms of trade, religion and society, it is still an African polity
When Zärhä Yaaeqob ascended to the throne of Ethiopia, his reign was opposed by a group led by Beht wäddäd and former Tegré Mäkwanenn Isayeyyas, and included many members of his own family. Thus to legitimize his own kingship, he held a new royal consecration ritual at Aksum where he was anointed and tonsured. This shows that power in Medieval Ethiopia was officially given to the king after his anointment at Aksum, for there was a five year interval between Zärhä Yaaeqob ascending to the throne and officially being anointed and having the political powers of the king. The two statements about Zärhä Yaaeqob’s reign are similar, for the second version appears to be a heavily edited and censored version of the first, since the king judged the first account to be far too harsh. Ultimately the accuracy of these chronicles is questionable since we cannot know with absolute certainty which is the accurate text.
5.2 …show more content…
Ethiopia is historically significant for its many links to the lands beyond Africa. It holds a rich Christian, Islamic and Judaic history, while geographically it is connected to Arabia and the Mediterranean through the Red Sea. However, Ethiopia is still an African State, and despite it being the most far-reaching of the African States, in terms of trade, religion and society, it is still an African polity