Ezana of Aksum
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Ezana of Aksum was a 4th-century king of the Aksumite Empire renowned as one of the first African rulers to adopt Christianity and promote it as a state religion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ezana of Aksum canonical | 1 |
| King Ezana of Aksum | 1 |
| King Ezana of Aksum (traditionally) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Aksum
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advisor |
St. Frumentius (Abba Salama)
ⓘ
surface form:
Frumentius
|
| associatedWith |
Christianization of the Horn of Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianization of Ethiopia
St. Frumentius (Abba Salama) ⓘ
surface form:
Frumentius, first bishop of Aksum
|
| capital | Aksum ⓘ |
| changedReligiousPolicy | from traditional Aksumite religion to Christianity ⓘ |
| coinage |
bronze coins
ⓘ
gold coins ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| convertedBy |
St. Frumentius (Abba Salama)
ⓘ
surface form:
Frumentius
|
| country |
Aksumite Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Aksum
|
| ethnicGroup | Aksumite ⓘ |
| father | Ousanas ⓘ |
| floruit | 4th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| issued |
inscriptions in Geʽez
ⓘ
inscriptions in Greek ⓘ inscriptions in Sabaean ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adopting Christianity
ⓘ
making Christianity a state religion ⓘ ruling the Aksumite Empire ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of the first Christian African monarchs
ⓘ
important figure in Ethiopian Christian tradition ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
campaigns against Nubia
ⓘ
campaigns against the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ campaigns in South Arabia ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Geʽez ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conversion of Aksum to Christianity
ⓘ
official adoption of Christianity as state religion ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first Aksumite coins to bear Christian symbols ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Aksumite Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ousanas ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 4th century ⓘ |
| reignStart | 4th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religionBeforeConversion | Aksumite polytheism ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
later Ethiopian chronicles
ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| succeededBy | MHDYS ⓘ |
| symbolUsed | cross on coinage ⓘ |
| title |
King of Aksum
ⓘ
King of Kings ⓘ Son of the Invincible Mahrem (earlier in his reign) ⓘ |
| usedScript | Geʽez script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
St. Frumentius
this entity surface form:
King Ezana of Aksum
this entity surface form:
King Ezana of Aksum (traditionally)