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Bale

Bale is a region in south-eastern Ethiopia. In the fourteenth century it was one of the territories incorporated into the Christian Ethiopian state through the expansion of Amda Seyon. Control of Bale was part of the long contest between the Ethiopian Empire and Muslim sultanates to the east.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bale. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bale
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“Bale.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bale. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Bale.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bale.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bale’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bale (Accessed: ).

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