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Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a country in the Horn of Africa with one of the longest continuous state traditions in the world. It was the home of the Aksumite Empire and its successor, the Ethiopian Empire, fought a long war with the Adal Sultanate, and defeated Italy at Adwa in 1896 before being occupied by the Italian Empire from 1936 to 1941.

Ethiopia
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Adal SultanateFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, DeclineAksumite EmpireFoundation, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, SummaryEthiopian EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, ImpactItalian EmpireSocioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, DeclineMakuriaImpactFunj SultanateSocioeconomy, Impact, SummaryKingdom of BelgiumMilitaryKingdom of ItalyMilitary, ImpactKingdom of SabaImpact, SummarySouth YemenMilitaryAjuran SultanateFoundation, DeclineLiberiaImpact, SummaryRepublic of SomalilandFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, ImpactChristianitySpreadJudaismSpread

Mentioned in 15 state histories

Sultanate of IfatSultanate of BaleArababniDara SultanateSharkha SultanateHabesh EyaletKingdom of JimmaFrench SomalilandItalian East AfricaEritrea (federation)Somali Democratic RepublicDjiboutiand 3 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ethiopia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ethiopia
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“Ethiopia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ethiopia. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ethiopia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ethiopia.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ethiopia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ethiopia (Accessed: ).

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