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The Oromo entered the political arena in the highlands of Ethiopia in the aftermath of Ahmed Gran's 16th century invasion, and this work aims to trace not only their roles in the creation of Ethiopia, but also the significant shifts in ethnic identity due to many local and national cultural practices used to endear ethnic groups to each other during the reigns of the aforementioned Emperors. Dominant scholarship generally ignores these Oromo actors and focus on the relationship between the Church and State or on Oromo state construction. I argue that after being cast as Habasha, elite Oromo actors, such as Ras Gobana (192?-1888). Fit. 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