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Kings during the zenith of the Kingdom of Axum
The following based on S.C. Munro-Hay, Aksum (Edinburgh: University Press, 1991), pp. 67f The Axumite Kingdom, also known as the Aksum Kingdom, was an important trading nation in northeastern Africa, growing from circa the 5th century BC to become an important trading nation by the 1st century AD. It converted to Christianity in 325 or 328 (various sources). ...
| Dates of Tenure | Name | Notes | | c. 100 | Zoskales | possibly the "Za Haqala" from the King List | | c. 200 | GDRT (vocalized by historians as "Gadarat") | inscriptions mention his son BYGT (vocalized as "Beyga" or "Beygat") Centuries: 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century Decades: 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s - 100s - 110s 120s 130s 140s 150s 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 Events and trends donknjiwegtuiewgtuiweorhwefioyr weiouygweuigry u9weuiwegweuieui wetui weuiweguiwe uiwe w eui gweui weuiwer uiwe uiwe guiwe weui weui wefg weuiwe Significant...
Zoskales (c. ...
Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century Decades: 150s - 160s - 170s - 180s - 190s - 200s - 210s - 220s - 230s - 240s - 250s Years: 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 Significant people Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor Categories: 200s ...
GDRT (vocalized by historians as Gadarat) was a king of Axum (c. ...
| | c. 230 - c.240 | `DBH (vocalized as "`Azaba" or "`Adhebah") | inscriptions mention his son GRMT (vocalized as "Girma") | | c. 250 | Sembrouthes | | | c. 260 | DTWNS (vocalized as "Datawnas") | inscriptions mention his son ZQRNS (vocalized as "Zaqarnas") | | c. 270 - c.300 | Endubis | | | fl. early 4th century | Aphilas | | | fl. early 4th century | Wazeba | | | c. 320 | Ousanas | | | c. 333 - c. 356 | Ezana | | | c. 350 | MHDYS (vocalized as "Mehadeyis") | | | fl. late 4th century | Ouazebas | | | c. 400 | Eon | possibly the "Huina" from the Book of the Himyarites | | fl. 5th century | Ebana | | | fl. 5th century | Nezool | also called "Nezana" | | c. 500 | Ousas, also spelled "Ousana(s)" | possibly Tazena, father of Kaleb | | c. 520 | Kaleb | tradition names his son Gabra Masqal | | fl. mid 6th century | Alla Amidas | | | fl. mid 6th century | Wazena | | | fl. mid 6th century | W`ZB vocalized as "Wa`zeb" | possibly "Ella Gabaz", son of Kaleb | | fl. mid 6th century | Ioel | | | c. 575 | Hataz | identified with "Iathlia" | | c. 577 | Saifu | | | c. 590 | Israel | tradition also records an Israel, son of Kaleb | | c. 600 | Gersem | | | c. 614 | Armah | possibly identical with Ashama ibn Abjar | | died c. 630 | Ashama ibn Abjar | tradition also records an Ella Tsaham (Illa Ṣaḥām) | Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century Decades: 180s - 190s - 200s - 210s - 220s - 230s - 240s - 250s - 260s - 270s - 280s Years: 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 Events Alexander Severus is slain in a mutiny led by Maximinus Thrax, ending the Severan Dynasty and beginning (what many...
Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century Decades: 190s - 200s - 210s - 220s - 230s - 240s - 250s - 260s - 270s - 280s - 290s Years: 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 Events Crisis of the Third Century Significant people Gordian III, Roman Emperor Philip the Arab, Roman Emperor Categories: 240s ...
`DBH (vocalized as `Azaba or `Adhebah) was a king of Axum (c. ...
Aksum and South Arabia during the third century. ...
Events Diophantus writes Arithmetica the first systematic treatise on algebra. ...
Sembrouthes was a king of Axum. ...
Events Valerian I captured by the Persian king Shapur I; Gallienus becomes sole Roman emperor. ...
DTWNS (vocalized by historians as Datawnas) was a king of Axum (c. ...
Events Quintillus briefly holds power over the Roman Empire, and is succeeded by Aurelian Vandals and Sarmatians driven out of Roman territory Romans leave Utrecht after regular invasions of Germanic people. ...
Events Romano-Celtic temple-mausoleum complex is constructed in Lullingstone, and also in Anderida (approximate date). ...
Endubis (c. ...
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ...
Aphilas (early 4th century) was a king of Axum. ...
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ...
Wazeba (early 4th century) was a king of Axum. ...
Centuries: 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century Decades: 270s - 280s - 290s - 300s - 310s - 320s - 330s - 340s - 350s - 360s - 370s Years: 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 Events Constantine I of the Roman Empire starts legislating Christian beliefs into civil law. ...
Ousanas (c. ...
Centuries: 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century Decades: 280s - 290s - 300s - 310s - 320s - 330s - 340s - 350s - 360s - 370s - 380s Years: 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 Events Significant People Constantine I Constantine II Constantius II Constans Categories: 330s ...
Centuries: 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century Decades: 300s - 310s _ 320s - 330s - 340s - 350s - 360s - 370s - 380s - 390s - 400s Years: 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 Events: Categories: 350s ...
Ezana of Axum was ruler of the Axumite Kingdom from about 320 to 350 AD. Ezana succeeded his father Ella Amida while still a youth and his mother, Sofya served as regent. ...
Events January 18 - Magnentius proclaimed Emperor by the army in Autun. ...
MHDYS (vocalized by historians as Mehadeyis) was a king of Axum (c. ...
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ...
Ouazebas (late 4th century) was a king of Axum. ...
Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century Decades: 350s - 360s - 370s - 380s - 390s - 400s - 410s - 420s - 430s - 440s - 450s Years: 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 Events: Constantine III seizes control of the Roman garrison in Britain, declares himself emperor, and crosses into Gaul. ...
Eon (c. ...
Europe in 450 The 5th century is the period from 401 - 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...
Ebana (5th century) was a king of Axum. ...
Europe in 450 The 5th century is the period from 401 - 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...
Nezool (fl. ...
Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century Decades: 450s - 460s - 470s - 480s - 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s Years: 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 Events and Trends: Clovis I, king of the Franks, defeats the Visigoths at the battle of Vouille in 507...
Ousas or Ousana(s) (c. ...
Events February 20 - Epiphanius elected Patriarch of Constantinople. ...
Kaleb (c. ...
This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ...
Alla Amidas (c. ...
This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ...
Wazena (mid 6th century) was a king of Axum. ...
This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ...
W`ZB (vocalized as Wa`zeb) or Ella Gabaz was a king of Axum (flourished mid 6th century). ...
This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ...
Ioel (mid 6th century) was a king of Axum. ...
Events June 2 - Benedict succeeds John III as Pope The Kingdom of East Anglia founded by the Angle groups North Folk and South Folk, naming the places of Norfolk and Suffolk, respectively. ...
Hataz (c. ...
Events The Anglo-Saxons under Ceawlin of Wessex defeat the British (Welsh) at the Battle of Deorham. ...
Saifu (c. ...
Events September 3 - St. ...
The population of the Earth rises to about 208 million people. ...
Gersem (c. ...
Events The Persian Empire under general Shahrbaraz captures and sacks Jerusalem; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is damaged by fire and the True Cross is captured. ...
Armah (c. ...
According to Arabic sources, Ashama ibn Abjar was Emperor of Aksum at the time of Muhammad when several Muslims sought refuge in the Aksumite kingdom. ...
Events Muhammad captures Mecca (January). ...
According to Arabic sources, Ashama ibn Abjar was Emperor of Aksum at the time of Muhammad when several Muslims sought refuge in the Aksumite kingdom. ...
Later Kings The following list of rulers between 600-900 (dates not available) is based on E. A. Wallis Budge, A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia, 1928 (Oosterhout, the Netherlands: Anthropological Publications, 1970), pp. 269f: Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge; (July 27, 1857âNovember 23, 1934) was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and Philologist. ...
| Name | Notes | | Kwastantinos | or "Constantine" | | Wasan Sagad | Bazagar? | | Fere Shanay | or Fere Shernay | | 'Adre'az | or 'Adre'azar | | 'Akla Wedem | | | Germa Safar | | | Zergaz | or Gergaz | | Degna Mikael | | | Bahr Ikela | | | Gum | | | 'Asgwomgum | | | Letem | | | Talatem | | | 'Oda Gosh | or 'Oda Sasa | | 'Ayzur | who reigned half a day and was strangled to death | | Dedem | | | Wededem | | | Wedem 'Asfare | reigned 150 years | | 'Armah | | | Degna Djan | or Ged'a Djan | | 'Anbasa Wedem | son of Degna Djan | | Dil Na'od | son of Degna Djan | Degna Djan was an Emperor of Aksum (9th or 10th centuries). ...
Dil Naod was the last Axumite king or emperor before the Zagwe dynasty of Ethiopia. ...
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