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This Book Is An Attempt To Reconstruct The History Of Christian Ethiopia During A Period When The State Suddenly Grew Into An Extensive Empire, Bringing Under Its Control A Large Number Of Pagan Falashe, And Muslim Peoples.. The Legacy Of Aksum And Adafa -- Internal Conflict And Readjustment (1285-1371) -- Territorial Expansion (1270-1430) -- Evangelization (1248-1430) -- Zar'a-ya'iqob, And The Growth Of Religious Nationalism (1380-1477) -- Early Contacts With Christian Europe (1380-1460) -- Fifty Years Of Decline (1477-1527) -- Epilogue. By Taddesse Tamrat. Based On Research Done For The Author's Thesis, University Of London. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [303]-315.