Ethiopian Empire

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historical empire monarchy state

The Ethiopian Empire was a historic monarchy in the Horn of Africa, centered on Ethiopia and ruled by a succession of emperors until 1974.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Ethiopian Empire canonical 47
Ethiopian monarchy 4
Ethiopian imperial aristocracy 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical empire ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ethiopia ⓘ
surface form: Abyssinia
capital Addis Ababa ⓘ
Aksum ⓘ
Gondar ⓘ
claimedDescentFrom QueenOfSheba ⓘ
surface form: Queen of Sheba

King Solomon ⓘ
surface form: Solomon
continent Africa ⓘ
coreTerritory Ethiopia ⓘ
currency Ethiopian birr ⓘ
defeated Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
dynasty Solomonic dynasty ⓘ
endEvent Abolition of the monarchy in Ethiopia ⓘ
endYear 1974 ⓘ
flagUsed tricolor green-yellow-red ⓘ
governmentType absolute monarchy ⓘ
feudal monarchy ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ
historicalLanguage Geʽez ⓘ
joinedOrganization League of Nations ⓘ
African Union ⓘ
surface form: Organization of African Unity

United Nations ⓘ
lastConstitutionYear 1955 ⓘ
lastRuler Haile Selassie I ⓘ
legalSystem Fetha Nagast ⓘ
surface form: Fetha Nagast (historically)
locatedIn Horn of Africa ⓘ
majorCity Addis Ababa ⓘ
Gondar ⓘ
Harar ⓘ
majorEthnicGroup Amhara (commonly reported) ⓘ
surface form: Amhara

Oromo people ⓘ
surface form: Oromo

Tigray-Tigrinya people ⓘ
surface form: Tigrayans
nationalSymbol Lion of Judah ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Adwa ⓘ
notableEventYear 1896 ⓘ
occupationPeriod 1936–1941 ⓘ
officialLanguage Amharic ⓘ
overthrowEvent 1974 Ethiopian Revolution ⓘ
predecessorState Aksumite Empire ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Aksum

Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
recognizedFor resistance to European colonization ⓘ
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
religiousCharacteristic predominantly Christian ⓘ
successorState Derg ⓘ
Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia ⓘ
temporarilyOccupiedBy Kingdom of Italy ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Italo-Ethiopian War → belligerent → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Second Italo-Ethiopian War → defender → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Scramble for Africa → involves → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Pharaoh’s daughter → associatedWith → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solomonic kingdom
Haile Selassie I → monarchOf → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Haile Selassie I → birthPlace → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → closelyLinkedTo → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ethiopian monarchy
First Italo-Ethiopian War → conflictBetween → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
First Italo-Ethiopian War → belligerent → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Berlin Conference → notableNonParticipant → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Eritrean War of Independence → opponent → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Asmara → wasPartOf → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Amhara (commonly reported) → historicalEmpire → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Amhara
Menelik II → birthPlace → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Menelik II → deathPlace → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Tenagnework Haile Selassie → placeOfOrigin → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Tenagnework Haile Selassie → associatedWith → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ethiopian monarchy
Elect of God → associatedWith → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ethiopian monarchy
Zewditu I → birthPlace → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Solomonic dynasty → territory → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Makonnen Wolde Mikael → culture → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ethiopian imperial aristocracy
Makonnen Wolde Mikael → associatedWith → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Ejersa Goro → hasHistoricalConnectionTo → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Harar Province → partOf → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Derg → overthrew → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Derg → precededBy → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial government of Haile Selassie I
Negusa Nagast → culturalContext → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Negusa Nagast → governsOver → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Menan Asfaw → country → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Menen Asfaw
Menan Asfaw → associatedWith → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Menen Asfaw
this entity surface form: Ethiopian monarchy
Harar → integratedInto → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Mengistu Haile Mariam (as Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council and later President) → overthrew → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Mengistu Haile Mariam
Fetha Nagast → appliesToJurisdiction → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Imperial Ethiopian Army → country → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Imperial Ethiopian Army → allegiance → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
1974 Ethiopian Revolution → opponent → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Emperor of Ethiopia → country → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Emperor of Ethiopia → associatedWith → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Adwa → combatant → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Adwa
Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia → precededBy → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Battle of Adwa → conflictBetween → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Battle of Adwa → belligerent → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
AOI → predecessor → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Ethiopia
Scioa → partOf → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Treaty of Wuchale → hasCountryParty → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Battle of Amba Alagi (1895) → belligerent → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Battle of Mekelle → combatant → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Treaty of Addis Ababa → countryInvolved → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Treaty of Addis Ababa → signatory → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Treaty of Addis Ababa → beneficiary → Ethiopian Empire ⓘ