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Ethiopian Empire

1270–1974 state in the Horn of Africa

23 dated entries naming Ethiopian Empire, drawn from 22 separate years between 1137 CE and 1960 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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12th century

  • 1137The Ethiopian Empire is established by Emperor Mara Takla Haymanot of the Zagwe Dynasty.source
  • 1162Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, ruler of the Ethiopian Empire (d. 1221)source

13th century

  • 1250The Welayta state is founded in modern-day Ethiopia.source

14th century

  • 1372Newaya Maryam succeeds his father, Newaya Krestos, as ruler of Ethiopia.source
  • 1382Dawit I succeeds his brother Newaya Maryam, as Emperor of Ethiopia.source

15th century

  • 1434June 20 – Zara Yaqob becomes Emperor of Ethiopia.source
  • 1441August 26 – Bishop Alberto da Sarteano, who had been sent by the Vatican on a mission to seek the Ethiopian Coptic Christian Church to join with the Roman Catholic Church, returns to Rome with four Ethiopians who had been allowed to leave by the Emperor Zara Yaqob. Two of the visitors the attend the Council of Florence to discuss the possible union of Coptic Orthodoxy and the Latin Church, marking the earliest recorded contact of the Ethiopian Coptic Church with Europe.source
  • 1445December 25 – In northeastern Africa, the Battle of Gomit is fought between the Ethiopian Empire (whose troops are led by the Emperor Zara Yaqob ) and the Adal Sultanate, whose invading army is led by the Sultan Badlay ibn Sa'ad ad-Din. The Sultan charges toward the Emperor, who kills him with his spear. The Adal troops flee and many are killed by the pursuing Ethiopian troops. Badlay's son, Muhammad ibn Badlay, survives and becomes the new Sultan.source
  • 1456Emperor Zara Yaqob of Ethiopia founds the city of Debre Berhan.source
  • 1468August 26 – Baeda Maryam succeeds his father Zara Yaqob, as Emperor of Ethiopia.source

16th century

  • 1531February or March – Battle of Antukyah: Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi of the Adal Sultanate defeats the Ethiopian army.source
  • 1531October 28 – Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi again defeats the army of Dawit II, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia thus falls under Imam Ahmad's control.source

17th century

  • 1604October 4 – Za Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia, is killed in battle with the forces of Za Sellase, who restores his cousin Yaqob to the throne.source
  • 1650Ethiopia deports Portuguese diplomats and missionaries.source
  • 1700April – Fire destroys many buildings in Gondar, the capital of Ethiopia, including two in the palace complex.source

18th century

  • 1770February 14 – Scottish explorer James Bruce arrives at Gondar, capital of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia) and is received by the Emperor Tekle Haymanot II and Ras Mikael Sehul.source

19th century

  • 1872January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years.source
  • 1886Addis Ababa is founded in the Ethiopian Empire.source

20th century

  • 1906December 13 – The United Kingdom, France and Italy sign an agreement to preserve, in Ethiopia, the integrity of the ancient empire of Abyssinia.source
  • 1928October 7 – Haile Selassie is crowned king (not yet emperor) of Abyssinia.source
  • 1936February 10–19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire.source
  • 1952September 15 – The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.source
  • 1960December 13 – 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt: While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Kebur Zabagna (Imperial Bodyguard) leads a military coup against his rule, proclaiming that the emperor's son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Taffari, is the new emperor.source

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