Kingdom of Aksum

De **Kingdom of Aksum**, anaa de **Aksumite Empire**, na e be a kingdom insyd East Africa den South Arabia from classical antiquity to de Middle Ages, wey na e base insyd wat now be northern Ethiopia den Eritrea, den dey span present-day Djibouti den Sudan. Emerging from de earlier Dʿmt civilization, na dem found de kingdom insyd de first century. Na de city of Axum serve as de kingdom ein capital for chaw centuries til na e relocate to Kubar insyd de ninth century secof declining trade connections den recurring invasions.

Na dem consider de Kingdom of Aksum one of de four great powers of de third century by de Persian prophet Mani, alongside Persia, Rome, den China. Na Aksum continue to expand under de reign of Gedara (), wey be de first king make he be involved insyd South Arabian affairs. Na ein reign result insyd de control of much of western Yemen, such as de Tihama, Najran, al-Ma'afir, Zafar (til ), den parts of Hashid territory around Hamir insyd de northern highlands til na a joint Himyarite-Sabean alliance push dem out. Na Aksum-Himyar conflicts persist thru out de third century. During de reign of Endubis (270–310), na Aksum begin dey mint coins wey na e be excavated as far away as Caesarea den southern India.

As de kingdom cam be a major power on de trade route between Rome den India wey na e gain a monopoly of Indian Ocean trade, na e enter de Greco-Roman cultural sphere. Secof ein ties plus de Greco-Roman world, na Aksum adopt Christianity as ein state religion insyd de mid-fourth century under Ezana (320s - ). Dey follow dema Christianization, na de Aksumites cease construction of steles. Na de kingdom continue to expand thru out late antiquity, wey dem conquer Kush under Ezana insyd 330 for a short period of time wey dey inherit from am de Greek exonym "Ethiopia".

Na Aksumite dominance insyd de Red Sea culminate during de reign of Kaleb of Axum (514–542), wey, at de behest of de Byzantine emperor Justin I, invade de Himyarite Kingdom insyd Yemen so say dem go end de persecution of Christians wey be perpetrated by de Jewish king Dhu Nuwas. Plus de annexation of Himyar, na de Kingdom of Aksum reach ein largest territorial extent, wey dey span around 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi). However, na de territory be lost insyd de Aksumite–Persian wars. Na Aksum hold on to Southern Arabia from 520 til 525 wen na Abraha depose Sumyafa Ashwa.

Na de kingdom ein slow decline begin by de seventh century, at wich point na currency ceased to be minted. De Persian (den later Muslim) presence insyd de Red Sea cause Aksum to suffer economically, wey na de population of de city of Axum shrink. Alongside environmental den internal factors, na dem suggest dis as de reason for ein decline. Na Aksum ein final three centuries be considered a dark age, wey na de kingdom collapse under uncertain circumstances around 960. Despite ein position as one of de foremost empires of late antiquity, na de Kingdom of Aksum fall into obscurity as na Ethiopia remain isolated thru out de Late Middle Ages.

## Etymology
Na Carlo Conti Rossini believe dat de word *Aksum* derive from a Semitic root, den dey mean 'a green den dense garden' anaa 'full of grass'.

## Gallery

File:Ethio_w3.jpg|Reconstruction of Dungur
File:The_North_Stelae_Park,_Axum,_Ethiopia_(2812686646).jpg|De largest Aksumite stele, na e break wer na e fall.
File:Ethio_w4.jpg|Aksumite-era Amphora from Asmara.
File:Rome_Stele.jpg|De Obelisk of Aksum after e be returned to Ethiopia.
File:Axumite_Palace_(2827701317).jpg|Model of de Ta'akha Maryam palace.
File:Axumite_Architectural_Fragments_(2823506028).jpg|Aksumite water-spouts insyd de shape of lion heads.
File:Axumite_Jar_With_Figural_Spout_(2822617017).jpg|Aksumite jar plus figural spout.
File:ET_Axum_asv2018-01_img41_Stelae_Park.jpg|Tombs beneath de stele field.
File:Ethio_w29.jpg|Entrance to de Tomb Of The False Door.
File:Stelenpark_in_Axum_2010.JPG|De Stelae Park insyd Aksum.
File:Small_Steles_near_Aksum.jpg|Small stelae insyd de Gudit Stelae Field
File:Stelae_Field_in_Axum,_Ethiopia_(2830293765).jpg|Anoda stelae field insyd Aksum.
File:Haiq_Istefanos_Church.jpg|Istifanos Monastery insyd Hayk.
File:Ousas.jpg|Aksumite gold coins.
File:Aksum-107532.jpg|Aksum stelle den ruins
File:Aksum-139458.jpg|Aksum stelle insyd desert


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## External links

* World History Encyclopedia – Kingdom of Axum
* East-West Orientation of Historical Empires and Modern States at the Wayback Machine (archived February 22, 2007)
* Ethiopian Treasures – Queen of Sheba, Aksumite Kingdom – Aksum
* Ancient History Sourcebook: Accounts of Meröe, Kush, and Axum
* Aksum: UNESCO World Heritage Site