African Journal of
History and Culture

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Hist. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6672
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJHC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 197

Full Length Research Paper

A historical glimpse of Hiriyoo: Rethinking the indigenous defense system and military mobilization of the Kingdom of Kafa prior to 1897, Southwest Ethiopia

Zegeye Woldemariam Ambo
  • Zegeye Woldemariam Ambo
  • Department of History and Cultural Study, College of Social Science and Languages, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 09 December 2020
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

How to cite this article

APA /
Ambo, Z. W. (2021). A historical glimpse of Hiriyoo: Rethinking the indigenous defense system and military mobilization of the Kingdom of Kafa prior to 1897, Southwest Ethiopia. African Journal of History and Culture, 13(1), 56-72.
Chicago /
Zegeye Woldemariam Ambo. "A historical glimpse of Hiriyoo: Rethinking the indigenous defense system and military mobilization of the Kingdom of Kafa prior to 1897, Southwest Ethiopia." African Journal of History and Culture 13, no. 1 (2021): 56-72.
MLA /
Zegeye Woldemariam Ambo. "A historical glimpse of Hiriyoo: Rethinking the indigenous defense system and military mobilization of the Kingdom of Kafa prior to 1897, Southwest Ethiopia." African Journal of History and Culture 13.1 (2021): 56-72.