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Amba Mariam is a village in central Ethiopia. It was known as Magdala or Meqdela during the reign of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, Amba Mariam has a longitude and latitude of 11°12′N 39°17′E / 11.2°N 39.283°E / 11.2; 39.283. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 1, 899 of whom 988 were males and were 911 females.[1] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1, 091 of whom 520 were males and 571 were females. It is one of three towns in Tenta woreda. Before Emperor Tewodros II conquered Magdala on 22 September 1855, it had been a mountain stronghold, or amba of the Wollo Oromo.[2] He constructed a number of buildings on the top of the mountain, including a church and a palace. In 1867, he imprisoned several British diplomats inside the fortress over a perceived insult from Queen Victoria. A British military expedition led by Sir Robert Napier landed at Annesley Bay on 4 December and set up a base camp at Zula before advancing on Magdala, which they reached in April, 1868. Abandoned by the nobility and his followers, and after his remaining troops engaged the British forces at the Battle of Magdala. Tewodros withdrew into the fortress on Amba Mariam and killed himself with a pistol a few days later as the final assault began. This incident is fictionalized in the novel Flashman on the March. The British entered the capital, where they rescued the diplomats. Before departing from Abyssinia, Sir Robert allowed his troops to loot and burn Magdala, including its churches. The expedition looted a large number of treasures and religious items such as tabots, which today one can still see in various museums and libraries in Europe, as well as in private collections. A few items have been returned to Ethiopia, the most important being the crown of Tewodros II,
