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Battle of Ansata
The Battle of Ansata was fought in 1270 in Ethiopia, when Yekuno Amlak defeated the last ruler of the Zagwe dynasty. Yekuno Amlak then took the throne and founded the Solomonic dynasty, which claimed descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The battle marks the foundation of the medieval Ethiopian Empire.
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