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| Medri Bahri 'Land of the Sea'Medri Bahri ምድሪ ባሕሪ | |||||||||||
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| 1137-1889 | |||||||||||
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| Capital | Debarwa | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Geez, Tigrinya | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Bahri Negash | |||||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval | ||||||||||
| • Established | 1137 | ||||||||||
| • Italian Colonisation | 1889 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Eritrea Ethiopia | ||||||||||
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Medri Bahri (Template:Lang-ti, Template:Lang-am) was a medieval kingdom in the Horn of Africa. The Ethiopians called the area Mereb Melash (land beyond the river). Today the kingdom is part of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia.