A brief history of Polish-Ethiopian relations and Ethiopian Studies in Poland

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  • Katarzyna Hryćko University of Warsaw

Keywords:

Polish-Ethiopian Relations, Ethiopian Studies

Abstract

The first mentions of Poland’s official interest in Ethiopia date back to the reign of 17th century king Jan III Sobieski (1674-1696). Being aware of the fact that in a distant Ethiopia a Christian emperor Iyasu I was in power, the king intended to involve him in the anti-Turkish coalition of Christian states. Iyasu was to have attacked Ottoman Egypt. However, the mission of Polish envoys ended in a fiasco, since Iyasu did not let them in Ethiopia.

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2007-12-31

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Hryćko, K. (2007). A brief history of Polish-Ethiopian relations and Ethiopian Studies in Poland. Studies in African Languages and Cultures, (41), 7–16. Retrieved from https://salc.uw.edu.pl/index.php/SALC/article/view/472

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