State

Aksumite Empire

Also known as Aksum, Kingdom of Aksum, Aksumites, Aksumite

The Aksumite Empire was a trading state centred on Aksum in the northern Ethiopian highlands and present-day Eritrea, flourishing from roughly the first to the seventh century CE. Through the port of Adulis it traded with Rome, Arabia and India, minted its own coins and adopted Christianity under King Ezana. It is regarded as an ancestor of the Ethiopian Empire and contributed to the end of the Kushite Empire.

Aksumite Empire
Image: PHGCOM · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 6 profiles

Aksumite EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, SummaryEthiopian EmpireFoundationKushite EmpireDeclineKingdom of SabaMilitary, DeclineHimyarite KingdomMilitary, Governance, Impact, Decline, SummaryChristianitySpread

Mentioned in 5 state histories

Land of PuntD'mtAksumite YemenZagwe dynastyTigray

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aksumite Empire. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aksumite-empire
MLA
“Aksumite Empire.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aksumite-empire. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Aksumite Empire.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aksumite-empire.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Aksumite Empire’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aksumite-empire (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻