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Kingdom of Aksum

trading nation in the area of Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia
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Kingdom of Aksum

Summary

Kingdom of Aksum is a historical country[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Kingdom of Aksum's instance of is recorded as historical country[3].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's instance of is recorded as realm[4].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's instance of is recorded as historical period[5].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's instance of is recorded as hermit kingdom[6].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's capital is recorded as Axum[7].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's currency is recorded as Aksumite currency[8].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's basic form of government is recorded as feudal monarchy[9].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[10].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's Commons category is recorded as Kingdom of Aksum[11].
  • 400 BC marks the founding of Kingdom of Aksum[12].
  • Kingdom of Aksum was dissolved in 960[13].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.128396944444445, 'lon': 38.71725694444444}[14].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingdom of Aksum[15].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's described by source is recorded as Periplus of the Erythraean Sea[16].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Aksumite'}[17].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Axumite'}[18].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's language used is recorded as Himyaritic[19].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's language used is recorded as Ge'ez[20].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's official religion is recorded as Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church[21].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's official religion is recorded as Islam[22].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's official religion is recorded as Judaism[23].
  • Kingdom of Aksum's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Body

Founding

400 BC marks the founding of Kingdom of Aksum[12].

Dissolution

Kingdom of Aksum was dissolved in 960[13].

Why It Matters

Kingdom of Aksum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Armah Bilal ibn Ribah Ezana of Axum Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . vocab.getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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