The namesake capital of this kingdom was home to the tallest obelisk in human history, which has since fallen over, among 126 total obelisks here.
The namesake capital of this kingdom was home to the tallest obelisk in human history, which has since fallen over, among 126 total obelisks here. One monarch of this kingdom, who donated his crown to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after abdicating, became known at Saint Elesbaan for his war against Dhu Nawas. This kingdom is the setting of a work about the transfer of th Ark of the Covenant to this place by the son of Makeda, the Kebra Negast. After a visit from Frumentius, its King Ezana became the first ruler in the world to convert to Christianity. For 10 points, identify this first millenium CE kingdom which warred with the Jewish Himyarites and was the origin of contemporary Ethiopia.
The namesake capital of this kingdom was home to the tallest obelisk in human history, which has since fallen over, among 126 total obelisks here.
{Axum} [or {Axumite} Kingdom, etc]