Ethiopia/UK: 'The Obelisk at Axum'. Lithograph by Henry Salt (1780-1827), c. 1810. The Kingdom of Aksum or Axum, also known as the Aksumite Empire, was an important trading nation in northeastern Africa, existing from approximately 100-940 CE. It grew from the proto-Aksumite Iron Age period c. 4th century BCE to achieve prominence by the 1st century CE, and was a major player in the commerce between the Roman Empire and Ancient India. The Aksumite rulers facilitated trade by minting their own currency and the state established its hegemony over the declining Kingdom of Kush.
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