Kingdom of Aksum

The Kingdom of Aksum, or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom in East Africa and South Arabia from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, based in what is now northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, and spanning present-day Djibouti, Sudan, and Yemen. Emerging from the earlier Dʿmt civilization, the kingdom was founded in the 1st century. The city of Axum served as the kingdom's capital for many centuries until it relocated to Kubar in the 9th century due to declining trade connections and recurring invasions.

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Yeha Tigray Ethiopia

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The Tomb of St. Elesbaan of Axum (2836164835)

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	518	Aksumite invasion of Himyar	Kingdom of Aksum, Byzantine Empire, invasion, Himyarite kingdom	Wikidata
event	war	270	Himyarite-Axumite War	Kingdom of Aksum, Himyarite kingdom, war	Wikidata
event	war	526	Iberian War	war, Kingdom of Iberia, Sasanian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Huns, Kingdom of Aksum, Heruli, Sabir people, Ghassanids, Lakhmids	Wikidata
event	war	570	Aksumite–Persian Wars	Himyarite kingdom, series of wars, Sasanian Empire, Kingdom of Aksum, military campaign	Wikidata
commons	image		Yeha Tigray Ethiopia		Commons
commons	image		(Phallic) Spout (2129506663)		Commons
commons	image		The Tomb of St. Elesbaan of Axum (2836164835)		Commons
commons	image		Ethio w1		Commons
commons	image		Ethio w5		Commons
commons	image		Ethio w4		Commons
commons	image		Ethio w6		Commons
commons	image		Ethio w29		Commons
commons	image		Ethio w11		Commons
commons	image		Aksum tomb		Commons