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The Ethiopian Empire, also formerly known by the exonym Abyssinia, or simply known as Ethiopia, was a sovereign state that historically encompasses the geographical area of present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea from the establishment of the Solomonic dynasty by Yekuno Amlak approximately in 1270 until the 1974 coup d'etat by the Derg, which ...
- Ethiopian–Adal War
The Ethiopian–Adal War or Abyssinian–Adal War, also known in...
- History of Ethiopia
Medieval map of Ethiopia, including the ancient lost city of...
- Yekuno Amlak
Yekuno Amlak's descendants, the Ethiopian emperors of the...
- Sultanate of Shewa
The Makhzumi dynasty also known as Sultanate of Shewa or...
- Abyssinia (Disambiguation)
Abyssinia is a historical name for the Ethiopian Empire....
- Orthodox Tewahedo
Orthodox Tewahedo refers to two Oriental Orthodox Christian...
- Menelik II
Menelik II (Ge'ez: ዳግማዊ ምኒልክ dagmawi mənilək; horse name...
- Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Empire initiated territorial expansion under...
- Ethiopian–Adal War
The Ethiopian Empire, or simply Ethiopia, also known as Abyssinia by foreigners, was an empire in East Africa. It used to include modern day Ethiopia and Eritrea. When it was biggest, it controlled some parts of Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia.
The Zagwe dynasty emerged and ruled until 1270, when Amhara-Shewan Yekuno Amlak revolted against the last king, Yetbarak, commencing the Solomonic dynasty-led Ethiopian Empire. The empire reached its greatest extent under the emperors Amda Seyon I and Zara Yaqob.
History of Ethiopia, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Ethiopia, from the prehistoric era to the present day. Ethiopia is the largest and most populated country in the Horn of Africa.
The Government of the Ethiopian Empire was historically based on the framework of absolute monarchy with a feudal system, where religious legitimacy and the wealthier class were generally prone to priority.
