Ethiopian Empire

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


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 NERFINISHED

Referenced by (12)

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

Pharaoh’s daughter associatedWith Ethiopian Empire
this entity surface form: "Solomonic kingdom"
First Italo-Ethiopian War belligerent Ethiopian Empire
Second Italo-Ethiopian War belligerent Ethiopian Empire
Haile Selassie I birthPlace Ethiopian Empire
this entity surface form: "Ethiopian monarchy"
First Italo-Ethiopian War conflictBetween Ethiopian Empire
Second Italo-Ethiopian War defender Ethiopian Empire
Scramble for Africa involves Ethiopian Empire
Haile Selassie I monarchOf Ethiopian Empire
Berlin Conference notableNonParticipant Ethiopian Empire
Eritrean War of Independence opponent Ethiopian Empire
Asmara wasPartOf Ethiopian Empire

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