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Axumite Empire (former nation/state/empire) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 14 07 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 14.1160 decimal degrees |
| Long: 038 44 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 38.7330 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was located in Northern Ethiopia; developed in 1st century CE due to riches from agriculture and position on major trade route; defeated Nubian empire of Meroë in 4th century; was center of Coptic Christianity; was threatened by Islamic conquest in 7th century; declined in 12th century with the rise of a rival dynasty in Southern Ethiopia. |
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| Aksum (preferred,C,V,LC,O)
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| Axum (C,O,English)
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| Kingdom of Aksum (C,V)
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| Aksum, Kingdom of (C,V)
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| Axumite Empire (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Aksumite Empire (C,O)
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| Kingdom of Axum (C,V)
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| Axum, Kingdom of (C,V)
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| Royaume d'Aksoum (C,O)
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| Aksoum, Le Royaume d' (C,O)
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| Mangiśta Aksum (C,V,Ethiopian,U)
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| אקסום (C,U,Hebrew )
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| former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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flourished 1st century CE through 12th century |
| historical region (C) |
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| kingdom (H) |
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| empire (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Āksum .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Ethiopia, Tigray) [1089698] |
| predecessor of .... |
Zagwe .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa, Ethiopia) [8698206] |
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