History Research

Special Issue

Socio-Cultural History of Ethiopia and the Horn, 16th-19th Century

  • Submission Deadline: Feb. 25, 2020
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Solomon Berhe Tedla
About This Special Issue
The period from 1500 to 1899, (16th -20th century) is fundamental in the history of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. Particularly, the period is fundamental for social formations on the region since most of the inhabitants of the region coalesced during these four centuries into bigger social, economic, religious, cultural and political aggregates that make up the Ethiopian people and the people of the Horn today. In particular, the various ethnic and linguistic communities of present-day Horn of Africa with their colorful culture and social life are the products of this period. Politically, two processes of state building and centralization of political authority characterized the period. This was also the period of long distance trade including the slave trade that connected the region with its surroundings and the outside world. Hence, the proposed special issue opens the platform for researchers that do significant researches to answer important questions about the region and display their findings to the scientific community and the public.
Aims and Scope:
  1. State Formation
  2. Centralization
  3. Population Movement
  4. Long Distance Trade
  5. Slave Trade
  6. Expansion
  7. Religion
  8. Language
  9. Culture
  10. South Ethiopia Ethnic Groups
  11. Resistance And War
  12. Peoples Interaction
Lead Guest Editor
  • Solomon Berhe Tedla

    Department of History and Heritage Management, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia

Guest Editors
  • Dinar Amare Gebre Giorgis

    Department of History and Heritage Management, Mekele University, Mekele, Ethiopia

  • Seid Ahmed Mohammed

    Department of History, Arbaminch University, Arbaminch, Ethiopia

  • Wondu Argaw Yimam

    Department of History and Heritage Management, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia

  • Abesha Shirko Lambebo

    Department of History and Heritage Management, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia

  • Henok Yonas Alambo

    Department of History and Heritage Management, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia

  • Mohammed Seid Mohammed Ali

    Department of History and Heritage Management, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia