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File 3939/1926 Pt 1 'PUBLICATIONS: REVISION OF AITCHISON'S TREATIES' [73r] (139/206)
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Sehale 6 elassie was succeeded as Zing his son
Haile Zalikot in 1847. In 1855 Theodore, who had been
crowned Hegus (Hnrperor of Ethiopia) , led his. aru^ against
Ehoa in order to bring that kingdom again beneath the
swa^ of the Abissinian Empire. The Zing of ohoa, Haile
Zalikot, died just before meeting Theodore. The country
was thus conquered almost without a blow, and Haile
Zalikot's son Sehala Zariam (the future Emperor Zenelik II)
was carried off by Theodore to (jondar and later to ^gdala,
whence he escaped in 1866, killed Theodore T s governor, and
proclaimed himself Zing of Shoa, assuming the Imperial name
of Zenelik and thus openly avowing his ambition to succeed
to the Imperial throne.
John IY, who had been crowned Emperor in January 1872,
having gained a complete victory over the Egyptians, who
had been encroaching on Abyssinian territory, was now in a
position to face his only remaining rival. ZeneliZ had
formed some kind of alliance with the Zhedive, and in 1678
John invaded Shoa, and Zenelik marched , to meet him. Men
the two armies met, their leaders came to terms witnout
fighting. Zenelik submitted, and the Hegus placed his
own crown on the head of his new vassal, thus recognising
him as Zing of Jhoa.
In 1882, Zenelik was recognised by John as his
successor, with the latter^ son, ^.rea uelaoo^e, ^s subse
quent heir to the throne*
By 1889 the Zing of Shoa had so strengthened his
position in the south that no possible rivals in one cenoxe
and north of Abyssinia could venture to contest his ioog-
foreseen claim to the Imperial throne. So when, in March
1889, John was mortally wounded in an attach on the dervishes
at Metemma and Menelik proclaimed himself Emperor, ne v.as
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This part concerns the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ). Since the new edition requires additions to the narrative portions of its multiple volumes, the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department requests revised narratives for each geographical area covered, in order to incorporate the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.
The correspondence consists of interdepartmental discussion covering the following: what should and should not be included in the revised edition; the decision to publish each volume of the revised edition as it is completed; a request from the Foreign Office to receive copies of the proofs of revised volumes; arrangements for the distribution among departments of the completed volumes of the new edition.
Sections discussed include those on the following: Siam [Thailand]; Aden and the south coast of Arabia; Persia [Iran]; Afghanistan; Somaliland and Shoa [Shewa]; Zanzibar. Also mentioned are those on Kashgar, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan.
In addition, the correspondence discusses the Government of India's proposal to remove from the new edition those sections relating to Irak [Iraq], Zanzibar, Somaliland, Shoa, Ceylon [Sri Lanka], and Eastern Archipelago, on the grounds that they are no longer of direct interest to India, and that the cost of printing them would therefore not be justifiable.
Notable correspondents include the following: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
In addition to correspondence, the part includes extracts from the proceedings of the Government of India's Standing Finance Committee (f 65 and f 102), and a copy of a list of the projected volumes (fourteen in total) and the areas that they cover (f 64).
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