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The Chronicle of the Ethiopian King Susenyos – ዓለሙ ኃይሌ (ትርጓሜ)፣ የኢትዮጵያ ታሪክ (፲፭፻፺፯-፲፮፻፳፭) የዐፄ ሱስንዮስ ዜና መዋዕል፤(ከግእዝ ወደ አማርኛ፡)፤2005.

This is an annotated Amharic translation of the Chronicle of the Ethiopian King Susenyos (1597-1625 Ethiopian Calendar), originally written in Ethiopic. The book, published in 2013, has 247 pages. Its introduction offers interesting information on the socio-religious and political context for a better understanding of the reign of King Susenyos. The Chronicle is particularly interesting …

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