British Expedition to Abyssinia to his fortress at Magdala. He was engaged in constant military campaigns against a wide array of rebels. Likewise, Abyssinia was also threatened by the encroachment of Islam as Muslim Turks and Egyptians repeatedly invaded Ethiopia from the Red Sea and from Sudan while the Muslim Oromo tribe was expanding throughout Central Ethiopia. As a final attempt to recover his standing, Tewodros wrote to the major powers for help. As Donald Crummey recounts, "Now came the definitive attempt, at the turning point of the Emperor's career. Success might stabilize the internal situation; defeat would pull out the last prop. He
Name of Georgia (country) in Old Armenian "virk"' (վիրք), it being a source of Ancient Greek "iviria" (ιβηρία), that resulted in Latin "hiberia" (i.e. "Iberia"). Today the full, official name of the country in English is "Georgia", as specified in the Georgian constitution which reads ""Georgia" shall be the name of the State of Georgia." Before the 1995 constitution came into force the country's name was the "Republic of Georgia". The Georgian government works actively to remove Russian-derived exonym "Gruziya" from usage around the world. The native Georgian name for the country is Sakartvelo (საქართველო). The word consists of two parts. Its root, "kartvel-i"