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508: 733: 644: 527: 681: 796: 362:-speaking provinces were less linked with the centre, Tembien was often linked with Tigray proper (Adwa) in a dynamic way. In the rainy season, Tembien became full autonomous because the Wer’i river was an unpassable border. However, during dry seasons Tembien accepted the authority of Tigray proper. Tembien appears on indigenous maps of the northern 449:
movement, in which the leaders originated from Tembien. There is an important pilgrimage every year to the Abba Selama monastery, situated on an almost inaccessible rock that can only be reached at the peril of one's life. After Aksum, this would be the oldest church of Ethiopia, established by the
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Many strategic places, battle fields, and locations of mustard gas bombings during the Italian wars are located in Tembien. In history books, they are commonly named by their Italian transliteration of the original Tigrinya name. This inventory provides the list of warfare sites with the (current)
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kingdom. Written sources particularly about “princes of Tembien” became more dense starting from the 14th C. Starting from the 17th century the title of lord of Tembien was transmitted in the same family, while also getting approval from the Ethiopian Emperor. Hence, the degree of autonomy could
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Young farmers, at the slack season, and in need of additional income, were often enrolled in armies, where they hoped to get noticed and receive a position. Hence, the war cycle followed the seasons. In the rainy seasons, when warfare was difficult anyway, the farmers were back on their land to
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Nyssen, J., Tesfaalem Ghebreyohannes, Hailemariam Meaza, Dondeyne, S., 2020. Exploration of a medieval African map (Aksum, Ethiopia) – How do historical maps fit with topography? In: De Ryck, M., Nyssen, J., Van Acker, K., Van Roy, W., Liber Amicorum: Philippe De Maeyer In Kaart. Wachtebeke
462:. It is painted with scenes of his reign, and there are numerous gifts of the Emperor present in the church. Nowadays, every church serves also as a meeting place for the community. On Sundays, the villagers meet in the church compound after church service around a cup of blessed 523:, whose forefathers had managed to gain power through marriage with all the surrounding ruling families. Kassa (the future emperor Yohannes) controlled the Tembien highlands and later the whole of Tigray; ultimately he crowned himself king of kings of Ethiopia in 1872. 382:
There were hierarchical structures in which the large landowners owned most of the land, assumed positions and controlled the peasants. It was common that half of the crop yield needed to be given to the lord what led to great misery in the villages.
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The traditions of autonomy, the historical role in Tigrayan politics, and relative isolation on top of a massif made Tembien a centre of resistance after the Italian retreat. Tembien participated actively in the
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Kasa to the south. Souvenirs of this period are still vivid, and particularly the people know the caves and other places where their grandparents went hiding for the Italian bomb and gas attacks.
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These sites are found on the routes that lead from the northwestern lowlands of Ethiopia to the northern highlands via Tembien that holds a large number of distributions of rock art sites.
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There were complex succession rules in Tembien, including transfer of positions through female lines. Some of the better-known 19th century higher ranked leaders of Tembien were:
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As the Italians anticipated to stay for many years, they invested in road and other infrastructure projects, which also furthered some urbanisation along the roads, such as in
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Both during the reign of Emperor Haile Sillasie and that of the military Derg regime, Tembien was marginalised, despite its closeness to Mekelle. In the 1980s, the
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cliffs, the TPLF carried out its political activities, including a major land reform; it was from here that the offensives were organised till the conquest of
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However, at the end of February, a turning point came when the Italians targeted the counterattacking Tembien troops from the north and the south, with
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During the Italian bombings of early 1936, the population tried to hide, for instance in caves. The soot on the ceiling of the (now abandoned) Mika'el
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and to inner Ethiopia. However Yohannes’ kept strong links with Tembien, as indicated by the establishment of a (locally paved) horse-track between
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Agazi Negash. (2001). The Holocene Pre-Historic Archaeology of the Temben Region of Northern Ethiopia (PhD dissertation). University of Florida.
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first Syrian missionary, Frumentius, commonly named “Abba Selama”. The monastery was even represented on a 17th-century map of Ethiopia. Like
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was created that Hagere Selam started to grow. Basic modern infrastructure (electricity, tap water) came only in the early years 2000.
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Erlich, H (1981). "Tigrean Nationalism, British Involvement and Haile Sellasses's Emerging Absolutism: Northern Ethiopia, 1941-1943".
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Agazi Negash. (1997). Preliminary Results of Archaeological Reconnaissance of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, Nyame Akuma, 47, 27-32.
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Nyssen, Jan; Petrie, Gordon; Munro, R. Neil; Jacob, Miro; Smidt, Wolbert; Haile, Mitiku; Frankl, Amaury; Billi, Paolo (2019).
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Geo-trekking map of Dogu'a Tembien (1:50,000). In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District
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where a heavy battle was fought. Italian soldiers installed a memorial stone on the top of the nearby Dabba Selama Mountain
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and Kassa Hailu regrouped there, and in January 1936, they caused important losses to the Italian army in the four-days
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As of the 19th Century, both oral traditions and written documents mention that the rulers of Tembien were based in
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Smidt W (2003) Cartography, in: Uhlig S (ed.): Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, vol. 1: 688-691
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However, Emperor Yohannes IV did not establish his capital in Tembien (due to relative inaccessibility), but in
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In 1951, Gebru Gebrehiwot, the new governor, decided to create a new capital of Tembien. First the location of
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at a height of about 2000 metres, has been explored over 14.4 m but its distance is claimed to be way longer (
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The Italian Air Force in the Ethiopian War (1935–1936), in: Ben-Ghiat R, Fuller M (eds): Italian Colonialism
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was created as a new town. It used already to be an open-air market place (hence the name "Idaga Hamus" or
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The seasons organised also the (political) life: after the harvest, young men often migrated seasonally to
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In Tembien's history, the farmers’ culture, life cycle and livelihood linked with the land are important.
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Ethiopia and Eritrea during the Scramble for Africa: A political biography of Ras Alula, 1875–1897
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Tämben: Early history of Tämben to 17th century, in: Uhlig S (ed.): Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, 4
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The first written source that mentions Tembien is about a war expedition of one of its late-
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Such migrations could lead to permanent establishment in other areas such as the numerous
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Tämben from the 18th to 20th century, in: Uhlig S (ed.): Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Vol 4
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Deggiyat Wehade, governor of Upper Tembien. His descendants still live in Hagere Selam
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Smidt, W (2007). "Mälfa, in: Uhlig S (ed.): Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Vol 3": 696.
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since ancient times. There are even manuscripts referring to a mediaeval
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Shumtebien Mircha Weldekidan and his brother Dejazmatch Whade Weldekidan
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Tembien holds numerous prehistoric sites, which have been dated to the
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Bridge over Giba river, built by order of Mengesha Seyoum in the 1960s
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vary. We know that, in the 17th C., Tembien was part of the larger
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Aerts, Raf; Finneran, Niall; Haile, Mitiku; Poesen, Jean (2010).
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in 1943 that could only be put down with the help of the British
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Strategic places, battle fields, and war crime scenes in Tembien
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L'Empire d'Ethiopie, Le Miroir de l'Ethiopie moderne 1906-1935
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at a height of about 2020 metres, is some 13.5 metres long (
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was chosen. As the inhabitants of Melfa rejected the idea,
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Läwṭe, in: Uhlig S (ed.): Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Vol. 3
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Italian memorial stone on the top of Dabba Selama Mountain
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and there are still Agew communities south of Tembien, in
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in Tembien, the socio-political organisation is based on
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Historical region and province in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
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Tembien in the past was at least partially inhabited by
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Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities
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at a height of about 2500 metres, is some 64 m long (
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Index

Tembien (disambiguation)
Tigrigna
Tigray Region
provinces of Ethiopia
regions
zones
woredas
Dogua Tembien
Kola Tembien
Semien Province
Abergele
Enderta Province
Melfa
Hagere Selam
Abiy Addi
Kola Tembien
Middle Stone Age
Ayninbirkekin
Pastoral Neolithic
Aregen
Menachek
Aregen
13°37′19″N 39°01′59″E / 13.621862°N 39.033077°E / 13.621862; 39.033077
Pastoral Neolithic
Aregen
13°37′14″N 39°03′05″E / 13.620592°N 39.051313°E / 13.620592; 39.051313
Pastoral Neolithic
Tsech'i
Menachek
13°37′19″N 39°01′59″E / 13.621862°N 39.033077°E / 13.621862; 39.033077

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