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The Portuguese in Ethiopia: Missionaries, Emperors, and the Battle of Atsbi
In 1543, a small Portuguese force helped the Ethiopian emperor defeat Ahmad Gragn, the leader of the Adal Sultanate. But the alliance that saved Ethiopia soon soured. This episode traces the tangled relationship between Portugal and Ethiopia, from the early mission of Pêro da Covilhã, who arrived in 1490 and stayed for decades, to the Jesuit attempts to convert the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. At the center stands the Battle of Wayna Daga, where Gragn was killed and the Muslim advance was stopped. Yet the Portuguese presence also sparked a religious and political crisis, leading to the…
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