Medri Bahri
Medri Bahri (Tigrinya: ምድሪ ባሕሪ, English: Land of the Sea), also known as Midri Bahr, Medre Bahr, Bahr Melash or The territory of the Bahr Negash was a semi-autonomous province located on the northern coastal region of the Ethiopian Empire, in present day Eritrea and some surrounding areas. The kingdom emerged in 1448 when Emperor Zara Yaqob reorganized the northern highlands into one administration under a Bahr Negash (ባሕር ንጉሥ bahər nəgus, or Bahr Negus, "ruler of the sea").
Medri Bahri ምድሪ ባሕሪ | |
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1690 map of Ethiopia (Abyssinia) by Vincenzo Coronelli illustrating Midrabahr (Medri Bahr) in the northern part of the Ethiopian Empire | |
| Status | Semi-autonomous province within the Ethiopian Empire |
| Capital | Debarwa |
| Common languages | Tigrinya · Ge’ez |
| Religion | Orthodox Tewahedo |
| Government | Monarchy |
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• 1541–1578 (last) | Bahr Negus Yeshaq |
| Historical era | Middle Ages |
| Today part of | Eritrea |
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