ERITREA - ERITREAN HISTORY - PART 2

[HPRDF]

tigrayans were the first non-arab muslims who converted (al najashi) mosque

and why are these videos continuously trying to downgrade or not even mention ethiopia in any case scenerio im half ethiopian half eritrean and i must recognize truth on the case

i saw in the other video that axum started in the year 150 BC.... thats a joke i mean come on

[The97andrea]

thank u SQUEKY11 VERY MUCH. WELL SEARCHED N TRUTHFUL

[hizbawi]

You got some parts right but left out critical part of Bilen in Eritrea before that 9th century, whether you are not certain or just suited your idea , am not sure, but to make it a definit truth is completely flawed. There are just enough theories and mysteries about the existance of Bilens in their current locations, prior to that supposedly first migration in the 9th century , Even this 9th century time line is unclear, for some say as much earlier than that..

[habeshana]

WTTTWTT is RIGHT!!

woooord.

[WTTTWTT]

and before someone says I'm an "agame" or sth. similar, I just wanna say that I'm not eritrean, not ethiopian I'm just a habesha girl.

The today's Ethiopia or Eritrea doesn't exist.

[WTTTWTT]

Hmm...I think the idea of making a video about the history of a nation is good, but you put historical dates in a false order .

the people in eritrea,somalia,ethiopia and djibouti have a common ancestry and history !

I'm fed up of all this fighting between these states and its peoples...they should see that we're brothers and sisters, but they only do propaganda s*** like this video....

[kibrenegest]

It is really shame full to try to distort history in order to gain acceptable historical base for the new nation. Most of the information in this video is not only false but also shameful.

[russiandoeboi]

some of this music sounds like it was played and recorded in present day egypt

[ethionabil]

But I find it funny why the clip tries so hard to convince the Solomonic dynasty is a myth and the name Ethiopia was 'stolen'.

Does that really matter for the 'history of Eritrea'?

If one goes this line, it's going to be hard to explain why we have a country named 'Eritrea' from the remaims of numerous kingdoms and sultanates.

Names are nothing. History is about people not what they called their land at one point.

[SammieIdris]

Amazing video squeky11... I watched this with my mother who is really intrested in eritrean history..you should of seen the smile on her face..thanks

[squeky11]

Thanks Sam. Tell your mom I said have a wonderful and blessed mother's day.

I'll be creating part 4 (final part) sometime this summer, so make sure to check for it.

[SammieIdris]

Yea I'll definitely do that.... Just keep it up it's really appreciated...

[answermyquestions2]

Your info about the Agews is incorrect. You said 10th century? The Zagwe dynasty was in the 12th century. After them Yekuno Amlak gained the throne through his Solominic bloodline and Ethiopia was still a Christian nation. Queen Gundit was years before the Zagwes. Check your mistake.

[alekulki]

You need to pay more attention bro/sis. Squeky cearly pointed out that the Bilen of Eritrea migrated more towards the North from Lasta to Anseba region because of the invasions incurred by the the reigning queen Gundit and her followers at the specified time line of 10th Century...and not the Zagwe. He never mentioned anything about the Zagwes being there at that time.

Check your mistake!

[squeky11]

The Zagwe Dnyasty according to the Historian Raka (as I pointed out in the video) believes the Zagwa was around for 375 years - while some historians believe it was around for 275 years. Either way, I fail to see my mistake, instead, I see a few mistakes on ur part son.

[squeky11]

For starters, you acknowledge in what is NOW called Ethiopia as being a "Christian" state, yet speak of queen Gundit, who was a Queen of a Jewish Kingdom in the same Ethiopian boundary. To top it off, Shewa (central Ethiopia) was under a Muslim Sultanate state, independent of any rule and had even fought the Solomonic Dynasty in many wars. Stop short-changing your people, you were never a Christian state, because you were never a one unit or a one nation-state.

[squeky11]

Lastly, Yekuno Amlak never had the Solomonic bloodline, nor does any Solomonic King, past or present that came after him who claimed it. All historians agree this was a MYTH created to win over his neighbors in Tigray, who viewed him as a total phony. Yekuno Amlak murdered The last Zagawa Dynasty King and took Yemeni tales of Queen of Sheba (name comes from the Saba Kingdom of Yemen) to legitimize his crown as the "rightful heir".

[Beat3Two4]

Never fail to amaze me either squeky--amazing job---so much valuable information--thank you so much :)

[musique1226]

this is a really nice video

i have a few questiions

i am eritrean tigrinya

arent the highlands of eritrea were "abyssinian culture" started, and not ethiopia?, and we were one of the many feudal kingdoms of "abyssinia" though not a united ethiopia? like there was no tigray or anything, but just separated states, like hamasien, seraye, etc, and agame, shoa, wollo, who were just separate kingdoms with governors and ras's, and beja were a completely different kingdom?

hopefully someone answers

[squeky11]

To Musique1226:

I think by "Abyssinian culture" you mean Habesha culture, right? The Term Abyssinia/n came during the Portuguese missionaries of the 16th century AD. They used this term for "geographical convenience" and not to denote a political state. Before the Portuguese coming, this term never existed. We know now, what the Portuguese once deemed as being Abyssinian also had different rivaling Christian & Muslim kingdoms in it. They even once called Somali territories as being Abyssinian.

[squeky11]

The feudal system was only in Amhara territories like Gojjam, Shewa, wollo, and Gonder. This system started under the Solomonic Dynasty "myth" period. Even when they started to go up north and add Tigray, they did so for brief periods and was often bloody. The Solomonic Dynasty started under Yekuno Amlak of the late 13th century AD and ended in the 17 century AD. During this time, all of Eritrea was under two independent Kingdoms - Medri-Bahri and the Adal [Afar] Sultanate.

[squeky11]

In Eritrea, Medri-Bahri [Land of the Sea] had a Democratic-like political process where the citizens of Medri-Bahri voted for a King to which they called the "Bahri-Negassi" [Sea King]. Over 70 Sea Kings all together were voted to power and some were even Bejas. Medri-Bahri's borders were marked by the Mareb and Tekeze rivers, which still make up much of the modern border between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

[squeky11]

The Beja Kingdoms ruled most of Eritrea and eastern Sudan for 600 years. After the fall of the Aksumite empire in 750 AD, the Bejas would rule till the early 14th century AD. The Bejas are still remembered by the Tigrinya population of Eritrea as the Belew people. The Belew were Arabs who adopted the Beja cultures and assimilated with the Eritrean populations. In fact, in the Beja language called To-Bedawie, Belew or Ballaw means "Bedouin [Arab] beja speakers".

[squeky11]

The impact of the Belew/Ballaw rule is so powerful in the highlands of Eritrea that most of them trace their origins to the Belew people.

Once the Beja Kingdoms came to an end [14th century AD] Medri-Bahri was established in much of Eritrea and parts of eastern Sudan. Medri-Bahri's capital was Debarwa.

Hope that helps and if you watch part 3, it will make things a lot clearer. Feel free to ask me for any sources mentioned. Most of them are on the videos but I'll give u direct links to them

[musique1226]

thanks!

thats pretty good how you came up with all this info

hey, do you know of any books that i can read about that explain eritrean and habesha history in general?

[squeky11]

I got some good books for you but you need to be a bit more specific. Which part of history are you trying to focus on? Ancient? medieval? Colonial? Or would you like to read the cultural history and laws of the Eritreain region [which I didn't really cover in the videos]?

[musique1226]

I'd just like to read about all periods, but im more interested now in medieval thru the 19th century, before it is actually colonizeed by italy

[BahreNeGash]

Squicky,,, You never fail to amaze me,,, EXCELLENT JOB.

[dahlakislands2]

great job again!!!

[eritreantigaraly]

you are right about the city of Asmara, i have family there, i think they call it, ende arba'as.

[eritreantigaraly]

during the time of mohamed the first african mosque was built in Massawa!

[eritreantigaraly]

Great vid squeky

[eritreantigaraly]

shut up