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284:Land of Punt
267:Pre-colonial
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1241:Cain Felder
1220:, and made
1117:Aristocracy
906:World War I
866:Unification
723:Middle Ages
667:History of
578:(1998–2000)
540:(1974–1991)
528:(1962–1993)
515:(1961–1991)
503:(1952–1962)
476:(1941–1952)
464:(1940–1941)
448:(1936–1941)
432:(1882–1936)
420:(1554–1872)
393:(1734–1936)
365:(1270–1974)
309:980–400 BC)
247:History of
139:Preceded by
1732:Categories
1504:References
1083:Tigray War
986:Ogaden War
695:Prehistory
353:1137–1270)
337:(960–1557)
275:Prehistory
212:or ዳዕማት, *
85:Government
1693:0304-2243
1659:154117777
1417:Mlkn Ṣrʿn
1391:Mlkn Ṣrʿn
1350:ʿArky(t)n
1345:Wʿrn Ḥywt
1134:Expansion
1087:2020–2022
1067:2014–2016
1057:2011–2012
1047:2006–2009
1027:1998–2018
1017:1998–2000
990:1977–1978
980:1974–1991
970:1961–1991
960:1952–1962
950:1941–1943
930:1936–1941
920:1935–1936
910:1914–1918
900:1913–1974
890:1895–1896
880:1878–1904
870:1855–1913
845:1832–1848
835:1769–1855
825:1632–1769
791:1527–1543
766:1314–1344
756:1270–1529
1701:44324719
1627:, p. 57.
1477:See also
1456:Hamasien
1260:Ethiopia
1207:Ethiopia
1144:Aksumite
1139:Currency
1122:Military
746:900–1270
669:Ethiopia
658:a series
656:Part of
407:Colonial
238:a series
236:Part of
222:Ethiopia
204:: ደዐመተ,
162:Sabaeans
97:Iron Age
88:Monarchy
1440:Regions
1356:Sabaean
1253:Red Sea
1249:Sabaean
1211:Ilmuqah
1193:History
1151:Famines
1112:Emperor
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249:Eritrea
218:Eritrea
214:Daʿəmat
210:Daʿamat
75:Capital
50:980 BC–
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1243:, and
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1100:Topics
660:on the
240:on the
125:650 BC
112:980 BC
54:650 BC
1697:JSTOR
1655:S2CID
1625:Aksum
1461:Marya
1446:Barka
1323:Name
1320:Term
1201:, in
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202:Ge'ez
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1292:Ṣdqn
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1037:2005
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