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Baron Pirkoi of Adigrat

Baron Pirkoi of Adigrat (19 January 757-24 September 796) was a Moroccan-Jewish nobleman of the Kingdom of Semien. He came to Ethiopia in 787 as a religious exile, only for King Demissie of Semien to grant him land on his arrival. In 796, he was killed in personal combat with Count Bworo of Aksum. He was succeeded by his son Baron Efrayim of Adigrat.

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