Ethiopian Empire
1270–1974 state in the Horn of Africa
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Summary
Ethiopian Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,149 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ethiopia[3]
- Continent: Africa[4]
- Instance of: empire[5], country[6]
- Capital: Addis Ababa[7], Gondar[8]
- Official language: Ge'ez[9]
- Currency: bir[10]
- Shares border with: Huwan state[11], Italian Eritrea[12]
- Anthem: Marche Tafari[13]
- Basic form of government: absolute monarchy[14], constitutional monarchy[15]
- Commons category: Ethiopian Empire[16]
- Inception: 1270[17]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: March 12, 1975[18]
- Coordinate location: 12.6, 37.46666666666667[19]
- Significant event: Ethiopian Revolution[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ethiopian Empire[21]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[29], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[31], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[32], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[33], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[34], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[35]
- Replaces: Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea[36], Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea[37], Kingdom of Wolaita[38]
- Category for people born here: Q114345431[39]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Ethiopian Empire include Abyssinian[40], a cat breed[41], founded in 1882[42].
Why It Matters
Ethiopian Empire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include Abyssinian[40], a cat breed[41], founded in 1882[42].