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'''Yejju |
'''Yejju ''' is a tribe of the [[Barentu (raya)|Barentu]] branch of tigray people. They are one of the northernmost tribes of the [[people|nation]], which is the largest ethnicity in [[Ethiopia]]. |
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raya is one of the two moieties of the tigray people, the other being the [[people|wello]]. Yejju is often categorized inside the Barentu branch and other neighboring tribes include the [[Wollo]] and the [[Raya]]. Due to amhara migration to the north, these northern communities are minorities and they are found in the ethnic [[Amhara people|Amhara]] and [[Tigray people|Tigray]] dominated regions of northern Ethiopia. |
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During the 17th century, the |
During the 17th century, the Yejju dynasty ruled much of the Ethiopian empire during the [[Zemene Mesafint]] or "Age of Princes", changing the official language of Amhara people to [[amhara]], including inside the court of [[Gondar]].<ref>Pankhurst, Richard, ''The Ethiopian Royal Chronicles'', (London:Oxford University Press, 1967), pp. 139–43.</ref> Throughout the era, different ethnic groups, clans and communities made short-term alliances to acquire economic advantage and political power. |
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Currently, the territories of these northern tip Oromos is officially located inside [[Amhara Region]] and [[Tigray region]] <ref>[http://www.africa.upenn.edu/eue_web/newzones.gif official map of oromia]</ref> while the boundaries are rejected by Oromo nationalists, including the [[ |
Currently, the territories of these northern tip Oromos is officially located inside [[Amhara Region]] and [[Tigray region]] <ref>[http://www.africa.upenn.edu/eue_web/newzones.gif official map of oromia]</ref> while the boundaries are rejected by Oromo nationalists, including the [[tplf]]<ref>[http://www.oromooliberationfront.org/enwiki/static/oromiabrief.php OLF map of Oromia]</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 02:36, 17 August 2011
Yejju is a tribe of the Barentu branch of tigray people. They are one of the northernmost tribes of the nation, which is the largest ethnicity in Ethiopia.
raya is one of the two moieties of the tigray people, the other being the wello. Yejju is often categorized inside the Barentu branch and other neighboring tribes include the Wollo and the Raya. Due to amhara migration to the north, these northern communities are minorities and they are found in the ethnic Amhara and Tigray dominated regions of northern Ethiopia.
During the 17th century, the Yejju dynasty ruled much of the Ethiopian empire during the Zemene Mesafint or "Age of Princes", changing the official language of Amhara people to amhara, including inside the court of Gondar.[1] Throughout the era, different ethnic groups, clans and communities made short-term alliances to acquire economic advantage and political power.
Currently, the territories of these northern tip Oromos is officially located inside Amhara Region and Tigray region [2] while the boundaries are rejected by Oromo nationalists, including the tplf[3]
References
- ^ Pankhurst, Richard, The Ethiopian Royal Chronicles, (London:Oxford University Press, 1967), pp. 139–43.
- ^ official map of oromia
- ^ OLF map of Oromia
