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| | Ethiopia - Ethiopian History - Yohannes IV |
 | | The British and Dajazmach Kassa came to an agreement in which Kassa would let the British pass through Tigray (the British were going to Magdala which Tewodros had made his capital) in exchange for money and weapons. |
 | | Surely enough, when the British completed their mission and were leaving the country, they rewarded Kassa for his cooperation with artillery, muskets, rifles, and munitions, all in all worth approximately £500,000 (Marcus 2002, 71-72). |
 | | Yohannes IV (Pankhurst, R. The first major opposition the emperor faced was the expansionist Egyptians, who were highly interested in spreading their territory further south. |
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