The last two letters of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia (April 11 and 12 1868)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9278917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Appleyard, Richard Pankhurst |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-42 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-869X • E-ISSN: 2051-2066 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0035869x00166948 |
| OpenAlex | W2109010399 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
The last two letters of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, which were among the most important he ever wrote, have long been a subject of speculation. They were dictated at his mountain fortress of Mäqdäla (Magdala) on April 11 and 12 1868, and despatched to Sir Robert Napier, leader of a British expeditionary force, immediately prior to its capture of the citadel and the Emperor's dramatic suicide on April 13
Ancient history · Art · Economics · Emperor · Fortress (chess) · Library science · Speculation · Subject (documents) · African history and culture analysis · Computer Science · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |