Ancient Abyssinia and the History of the Ethiopian Empire

The Horn of Africa is a region with a unique identity and vibrant history. Close to the Arabian Peninsula, it always stood out from the rest of the African continent. Today, the Horn of Africa is home to the modern nations of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia, comprising some 115 million people. Throughout centuries of rich history, Ethiopia has managed to persevere and preserve its identity, despite many pressures. Once known as the Ethiopian Empire, or Abyssinia, which existed from 1270 to 1974, it is one of the longest surviving empires in history and is defined by its distinctive character and a past filled with defining moments. Today we’ll be stepping back in time, as we recount the ancient and modern ages of the venerable Ethiopian Empire.
Ancient Origins of the Ethiopian Empire: The Rise of Aksum
The earliest origins of the Ethiopian Empire reach back before 1270. The story begins with the Kingdom of Aksum , also known as the Aksumite Empire , an ancient kingdom of great import in the classical world. Aksum was located in today’s northern Ethiopia, and flourished from about 80 BC to 825 AD. Taking its name from its key city, the capital called Axum, its strategic location played a crucial role in the trading routes of the ancient world, particularly between ancient India and the Roman Empire. In time, Axum grew in power and importance, and eclipsed the neighboring and older Kingdom of Kush.
The importance of Axum was well portrayed by the famous Persian prophet Mani, who said:
“There are four great Kingdoms on Earth: the first is the Kingdom of Babylon and Persia; the second is the Kingdom of Rome; the third is the Kingdom of the Aksumites; the fourth is the Kingdom of the Chinese .”
To the Greeks and the Romans, the Kingdom of Aksum was well known, as it was to the Arabs and the Persians as well. Aksum ascended to great heights thanks almost exclusively to trade. Commerce was the key factor that helped Axum evolve to become the capital of an empire. This can safely be ascribed to its proximity to the Red Sea and its trade routes, since all it had to do was successfully facilitate the growing need of the Greeks and the Romans for African goods. A major export of Axum was elephant ivory, which was a highly sought after commodity in the Mediterranean, Levant, and Persia.
Aksumite traders established far-reaching caravans that would travel into the African interior in order to procure more ivory. As Axum was located at key crossroads for trade traffic, it only sped up its prosperity. In time, Axum became the hotbed for a rising civilization with a unique character fed by a proper amalgam of indigenous African cultures infused with South Arabian character, as well as plenty of influences from the classical world of the Mediterranean.
Original article titled "Abyssinia and the Ethiopian Empire: The Ancient History of a Struggling Nation."
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  • @phiipiv1340

    @phiipiv1340

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why did you not add the popular war of Ethiopians against Italian at the battle of Adwa !!

  • @meskerem6234

    @meskerem6234

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did, #TPLF sponsored you? Or are you influenced by them?

  • @agame2545

    @agame2545

    2 жыл бұрын

    sir you are telling all lies this was all tigray eritrean hiorty ethiopia has no relation

  • @kal8621

    @kal8621

    2 жыл бұрын

    So many wrong factoids... 1. Just about Eritrea... read more. 2. The derg didn't kill the emperor. Again read more. 3. The Abyssinian date even as far back as the 5th century b.c ever heard of Dam'at. Yeah read more. 4. The solomonic dynasty dates back to the queen of sheba, yeah before the birth of Christ so no A.D. I could go more but then again, I don't have all day. Please next time do your research properly.

  • @rediettadesse2828

    @rediettadesse2828

    Жыл бұрын

    At 9.40 the image you use is the kingdom regions however Ethiopia used. " the king of kings title " , so all those separate kings had an upper hand king that rules over all of them , so Ethiopia was bigger than your map

  • @tomg7124
    @tomg71242 жыл бұрын

    Italy, Britain, Turkey, and Egypt all fought Ethiopia during the 1800s. Italy was defeated, Turkey was defeated, Egypt was defeated, and Ethiopia was able to keep it's independence when the British invaded. Ethiopia was truly a powerful nation in the past.

  • @blessingchanne1866

    @blessingchanne1866

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which turkey 😂. Adal defeated you what about turkey

  • @khamettzap9044

    @khamettzap9044

    2 жыл бұрын

    We defeated the ottomans? And how was the war with Britain a tie? I am an Ethiopian myself.

  • @blessingchanne1866

    @blessingchanne1866

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@khamettzap9044 are you dreaming 😂😂? Imam Ahmed gurey wasn't Turkish infact imam Ahmed was somali

  • @khamettzap9044

    @khamettzap9044

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@blessingchanne1866 wtf are you saying who said he was Turkish? He was harari not Somali....but if you choose believe ewrong history to feel pride about your identity, go ahead

  • @danbeg4183

    @danbeg4183

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@khamettzap9044 he is sumalian they call him Mohammed gure to this day.any sumalian can tell you about Mohammed gure.

  • @jeffersonwright9275
    @jeffersonwright92753 жыл бұрын

    Such a pity this skipped over Menelek III’s defeat of the Italian Army at the Battle of Adwa in 1889

  • @semabera2485

    @semabera2485

    3 жыл бұрын

    Menelik II

  • @alwaysalem

    @alwaysalem

    2 жыл бұрын

    Battle of adwa was 1896

  • @naizgiyemane8861

    @naizgiyemane8861

    2 жыл бұрын

    At the beginning of the video... it said the video is dedicated to tigray people may they find peace....so I'm guessing the person who made this video intentionally skipped Menelek's Victory of adwa because you know they are known of intentionally leaving things out to seem superior.....nice try Tegaru

  • @meskerem6234

    @meskerem6234

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thought, this documentary had included most facts, yet it miss so many important facts and it smells #TPLF, the king of lie and deception

  • @yakusemizhu2201

    @yakusemizhu2201

    2 жыл бұрын

    actually they only defended the bigger one of the country but lost or didn’t try to free the northern part with the coast it’s called now Eritrea 🇪🇷 maybe the Eritreans were betrayed by the southern brothers to the Italians that’s why they are now independent 😂

  • @gladnesssidiu4922
    @gladnesssidiu49222 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Tanzania And my tribe is nyaturu History of our tribe tell us we're from Ethiopia and we're abssyinian I love my people 💙and I would like to learn my origin language And surely nyaturu people look like Ethiopian

  • @moanjelo9453

    @moanjelo9453

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can't be from Abyssinia and at the same time you tribal name is "Nyaturu", maybe you are Bantu who believe that they are from East Africa tho the reality is otherwise.

  • @rediettadesse2828

    @rediettadesse2828

    Жыл бұрын

    There are cushitic tribes in east africa Kenya Tanzania Rwanda and congo I think , abysinnia , Somali , oromo , and your tribe could all be cushitic

  • @redseayouth9119

    @redseayouth9119

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm from Eritrea and we are one people! One Africa!! love!

  • @messianic_scam

    @messianic_scam

    Жыл бұрын

    @@moanjelo9453 lol you just vodoo man ethiopian fr hamar kwegu and mursi subsaharans

  • @messianic_scam

    @messianic_scam

    10 ай бұрын

    @SunsignAquarius you' ethiopian are ngros who think otherwise

  • @ZXNTV
    @ZXNTV3 жыл бұрын

    African history is underrated.

  • @mikothegreat140

    @mikothegreat140

    2 жыл бұрын

    To ignorant people

  • @andreamessiasgomes7118

    @andreamessiasgomes7118

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mikothegreat140 Indians will say they are way older then Ethiopia and rest of Africa.

  • @birukdejene9522

    @birukdejene9522

    Жыл бұрын

    This history is completely biased intentionally they’ve cut the major part of Ethiopian history which is Adwa ! A battle where a black man defeated white colonialist 😅 he jumped from Emperor Yohannes the 4th to Emperor Hileselasse the first , He forgot 3 emperors and 1 empress

  • @johnstephanos1128

    @johnstephanos1128

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@andreamessiasgomes7118 How could India be older than Ethiopia when Ethiopia is much older than Egypt? The first native inhabitants of India were Kushite Ethiopians. Hindu Kush dynasty is named after Kush Ethiopia.

  • @andreamessiasgomes7118

    @andreamessiasgomes7118

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnstephanos1128 you please tell this to them 😂! Because they will tell you how we and rest of the world were like barbarians and that they had to civilize us because they were first amongst themselves to be civilized. Lol you should just hear their famous guru talk Sadhguru, he's so popular, watch his videos and see how he talks about how India is greater than anyone and how they are first to do everything in the world. They even go say we thought the world how to cook eat and shit! Then what more to say, can't argue with them cause they are so prideful you will give up and loose! They think all other civilizations came after them including Egypt and that they will always be the first. They even say they built Egypt,the pyramids and stuff and in Lebanon too because of some lotus symbols which they feel only India had and because Egypt was a desert but they don't know how wrong they are that before how Green and lively Africa was especially the Sahara,this part of history is deleted and i don't understand how their scriptures are stated. I totally don't believe their oldest and also i don't belive that they did everything because Africans were spread all over Earth and were present in all continents! Do people know this? Do they know that there were civilizations other than what we are told. I blame Christianity for this!! I don't care who hates me but look how the world turned out because of their distruction, which they didn't do a good job ,so where things of the past remain they think they are oldest and of Africa they only think of Egypt when we have so many civilizations but the sites are all hidden or covered in sand n what not,i can't even begin to explain how much this angers and hurts my heart when they say we learnt from them and copied them. I can go on and on but i hope you get my point.

  • @natanaeloliveira366
    @natanaeloliveira3663 жыл бұрын

    Man, Ethiopia is so fascinating to me, its flag and art are beautiful. 13:23 this is the independence of Brazil.

  • @BrunoSantosBng2kIL3

    @BrunoSantosBng2kIL3

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would say the same.

  • @shootgunMarvel

    @shootgunMarvel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Independence of Brazil!!?? Why?? i couldn't follow.. Portuguese vs Ottoman War was 1538-1559.. 300 years before Brazil Independence..

  • @natanaeloliveira366

    @natanaeloliveira366

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shootgunMarvel These videos are made with a collection of quite aleatory images, probably he was looking for portuguese pictures, and he ended up finding one representing the independence of Brazil that of course was created later.

  • @shootgunMarvel

    @shootgunMarvel

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@natanaeloliveira366 ohhh.. ok. i get it now. thank you :)

  • @aklilmesele9384

    @aklilmesele9384

    Жыл бұрын

    @@natanaeloliveira366 🤣🤣🤣🤣oh dude....

  • @peterroberts7684
    @peterroberts76843 жыл бұрын

    Ethiopian King Memnon fought the Greek hero Achilles..Ethiopians an ancient people,and one of the earliest converts to Christianity,even before many in Europe..Well done,I’ve learned something new ..

  • @Imperator04

    @Imperator04

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve never heard of this, interesting

  • @peterroberts7684

    @peterroberts7684

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Imperator04 yep,it’s in Homer’s Aethiopis ,the Trojan war was in many ways a world war,the Trojans called on many allies,including Ethiopia,there was mutual respect between Achilles and Memnon, king of the Ethiopians..

  • @Imperator04

    @Imperator04

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@peterroberts7684 damn Ethiopia mentioned in the bible the quran and it Greek mythology it doesn’t get any better than that!

  • @NubiansNapata

    @NubiansNapata

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@peterroberts7684 Greeks called Nubia Ethiopia not modern day Ethiopia

  • @teddyissak2720

    @teddyissak2720

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nah...that's just a collection of fairy tales

  • @Zeyede_Siyum
    @Zeyede_Siyum3 жыл бұрын

    *Finally a video about my Ethiopia* 😍😍

  • @messianic_scam

    @messianic_scam

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol you sad ethio ngro who want to be someone will never be this is your famine ethiopia kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZJuJqpOPkdLLfqw.html

  • @kimberlyperrotis8962
    @kimberlyperrotis89623 жыл бұрын

    An ancient and fascinating civilization, and what handsome people!

  • @yaredtsegayeart4970

    @yaredtsegayeart4970

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou

  • @aulenebeckford6268

    @aulenebeckford6268

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @henoknadew1108

    @henoknadew1108

    18 күн бұрын

    We love u too Kimberly

  • @Saorsa1126
    @Saorsa11263 жыл бұрын

    I like the lesser known empires being covered.

  • @FuzzyDunlots

    @FuzzyDunlots

    3 жыл бұрын

    Still from a super euro centric perspective.

  • @angryatheist

    @angryatheist

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FuzzyDunlots very true my friend

  • @damacx
    @damacx3 жыл бұрын

    I’m watching now, love what I’m seeing so far 🇪🇹!

  • @seanwhelan879
    @seanwhelan8793 жыл бұрын

    Excellent experience, brilliant work. Thanks for work.

  • @joeshmoe8345
    @joeshmoe83453 жыл бұрын

    I was totally unaware of most of this information. Thanks a lot for another great post!

  • @tayegebreamlak5313
    @tayegebreamlak53132 жыл бұрын

    Menelik 2nd of Ethiopia saved the Empire from colonization by defeating the Italians at the battle of Adwa. He also united and modernize the country in a succeful way better than Teodros or Yohanness combined. You missed Menelik to mention him at least in one sentence. I hope it may not be intentional.

  • @messianic_scam

    @messianic_scam

    2 жыл бұрын

    you always been an open colony

  • @oliviamonteque6407

    @oliviamonteque6407

    Жыл бұрын

    Ofcourse it was! They are always trying to Fairy washing powder, certain African Countries, just like they did with Egypt!

  • @oliviamonteque6407

    @oliviamonteque6407

    Жыл бұрын

    You oeople never stop try to divide and conquer, and keep putting you face in the BOok where you don't belong.

  • @oliviamonteque6407

    @oliviamonteque6407

    Жыл бұрын

    Why do you spread such lies? They had Christianity before the greedy Europeans turned up looking for treasures.

  • @ahassan5

    @ahassan5

    Жыл бұрын

    The Somalis had a brutal war and devasting impact on the invading Italian and British forces, thus never being able to conquer Ethiopia fully.

  • @jjw56
    @jjw563 жыл бұрын

    Neglected to mention how the Portuguese were rebuffed because they wanted to introduce their version of ‘Christianity’ to the natives. Lol

  • @yonathanteshager6534

    @yonathanteshager6534

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right king fasilides promptly sent them packing he made a deal with the ottomans who were controlling the coasts to help him deter any Portuguese from entering Ethiopian territory and they agreed and this effectively banned the Portuguese from entering ethiopia

  • @aradat9671

    @aradat9671

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yonathanteshager6534 really ?

  • @oliviamonteque6407

    @oliviamonteque6407

    Жыл бұрын

    You cannot trust them to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. They always put themselves into the story!

  • @susytomable
    @susytomable3 жыл бұрын

    This was so interesting. Thank you.

  • @aulenebeckford6268

    @aulenebeckford6268

    Жыл бұрын

    Teach your Europeans brothers and sister the truth I say this because Europeans living a lie.

  • @stephenmichalski2643
    @stephenmichalski26433 жыл бұрын

    Another absolutely excellent informative fascinating presentation.......learned a lot I didn't know...... which is always an awesome thing. 👍💖👍💖👍

  • @philliplyn2692
    @philliplyn2692 Жыл бұрын

    Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

  • @natmanprime4295
    @natmanprime42953 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff

  • @tewekdenahom485
    @tewekdenahom4853 жыл бұрын

    Loved The video

  • @SisterWomen
    @SisterWomen3 жыл бұрын

    Love it. And I love this narrator, I always am able to listen carefully to him.

  • @DigitalDesignET
    @DigitalDesignET2 жыл бұрын

    When saying 'Converted to Christianity', it's also important to mention from what religion. Hebrew was the official religion in Ethiopia before Christianity and once the King converted to Christianity there was a bitter war between those who converted along with King Ezana and those who refused to convert. The Ethiopian Jews you see in current Israeli are those who still survived and refused to convert.

  • @robb3342

    @robb3342

    2 жыл бұрын

    Although a form of Judaism and hebrew culture was practiced in the axumite empire and in ethiopia the kings and most of the people were not Jews ,the followed a form south arabian of polytheistic religion ,they worshiped 'al muka, the moon God 'Maharem' the war God

  • @eho6380

    @eho6380

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually, the Hebraic religions were most common in the Axumite Empire and various little kingdoms since Ethiopia was a Christian Kingdom and was a successor of the Axumite Empire, thus not the same. You shouldn't confuse the ''Axumite Empire'' and ''Ethiopia''. Saying they are the same is as saying that the Byzantine Empire and Greece are the same.

  • @eho6380

    @eho6380

    2 жыл бұрын

    @علي ياسر No, they were already Christian during the reign of Seif.

  • @zaing6098

    @zaing6098

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eho6380 No you are Wrong before they converted or really were brainwashed into christianity they had a spiritual system that resembled Egypts there were hebrews who lived there and there were people who practiced it but that was not the main belief Just like Queen Makeda of sheba and the kingdom of D'mt was not abrahamic religion either christianity and abrahamic religion were foreign religions introduced to Ethiopia The Ethiopian priests decided to convert when they seen what European Christians were doing to non Christian nations which was murder and rape so they changed a lot of the names and in there scriptures to fit abrahamic traditions and thus created the Ethiopian bible and the information that was too valuable and beyond the knowledge of the bible was buried and therefore you got a Christian Ethiopia that hasn't advanced ahead the way it wants but instead competes with European ideology theology and sciences because it ignores it's true identity and henceforth the main hinderance to growth in Ethiopia is identity issues that come from Christianity I know I come from a family full of priests within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Monks who live by the so called Ark and History Teachers who taught during the time when Haile Selassie was still alive

  • @eho6380

    @eho6380

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zaing6098 Judaism was a very popular religion and we have evidence of that.

  • @KeithShuler
    @KeithShuler3 жыл бұрын

    I had no idea they'd been Christian for much of their history. Excellent presentation, thank you.

  • @rediettadesse2828

    @rediettadesse2828

    Жыл бұрын

    Literally 40 years after Jesus died Ethiopian empire was christian , Christianity belongs to Ethiopia next to Israelites , White ppl owning Christianity is funny cus they divided and interpreted Christianity into many types changed it , the original way of practicing Christianity can be seen in Ethiopia

  • @zanzah_

    @zanzah_

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah the Arc of the Covenant is hidden in Ethiopia 🇪🇹

  • @kimberlyperrotis8962
    @kimberlyperrotis89623 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t realize the Horn area was so densely populated, thanks, I learn from you all the time.

  • @yeshiadmasu2563
    @yeshiadmasu25632 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for you are telling us our history.

  • @bsahle
    @bsahle2 жыл бұрын

    Ethiopia the origin of humanity. Ethiopia has unique history, diverse culture and beautiful people. Long live Ethiopia 💚💛❤️✊🏿✊🏾💚🇪🇹

  • @andysawyer647

    @andysawyer647

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tanzania. Most people don't know many proto cultures are shared from that point

  • @lilpapi2785

    @lilpapi2785

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@andysawyer647 in addition we're not Africans but you

  • @adriancopes8178

    @adriancopes8178

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lilpapi2785 a #Moor 🇲🇦

  • @lilpapi2785

    @lilpapi2785

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@adriancopes8178 Morocco is not Africa at all!!!

  • @messianic_scam

    @messianic_scam

    2 жыл бұрын

    you are the original of canebalists

  • @Bogey1022
    @Bogey10223 жыл бұрын

    Love it.

  • @tadelemammo4899
    @tadelemammo4899Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much.

  • @kimberlyperrotis8962
    @kimberlyperrotis89623 жыл бұрын

    I love your channel. Could we have something on the early of high Medieval period soon?

  • @gajukes
    @gajukes3 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating would love to hear more details about the early Aksum empire and its relationship with its neighbors

  • @warfaali

    @warfaali

    7 ай бұрын

    We the Somalis ended the Abyssinia empire as you see in the map people don’t talk about Somali history but we actually have a great and long history sadly because of the war a lot of ancient history are being destroyed.

  • @Kingkassa1

    @Kingkassa1

    15 күн бұрын

    I recommend that you read Taddesse Tamrat's *Church and State in Ethiopia* to gain a comprehensive understanding of middle Ethiopian history and the influence of the Axumite Kingdom and its reach.

  • @davidsewall7064
    @davidsewall70642 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @Black-lioness
    @Black-lioness3 жыл бұрын

    Ppl stand with all humanity at this point Ethiopians particularly the Amharas are silently suffering, thousands are massacred over the three years period. Thousands internally displaced...

  • @yodademetros41

    @yodademetros41

    2 жыл бұрын

    Reita, Tigray is suffering.

  • @yodademetros41

    @yodademetros41

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Michael Holmes Good joke

  • @eho6380

    @eho6380

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh, here we go, ignoring the Tigrayans and victimizing the Amhara's, even though most of the massacres were committed in Tigray.

  • @aulenebeckford6268

    @aulenebeckford6268

    Жыл бұрын

    So sad my hearts in sorrow for them,please stay strong,king of the universe God almighty have y'all back.

  • @ahmed-em8nt

    @ahmed-em8nt

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@yodademetros41 Tigrinyan aginst Amharan people why ? Still the cause of suffering of Amharan people are Tigrinyan. Why

  • @solomonyirga9503
    @solomonyirga95032 жыл бұрын

    .. I am so grateful, I can catch up on our incredible past history. Integrating, our history classes in schools, at an early age would be fun and very helpful.... Thank you.

  • @ericknight5014
    @ericknight50143 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant.

  • @damacx
    @damacx3 жыл бұрын

    You should do a video on Da’amat! Thanks for dropping this, I liked the shoutout to the Tigray people 👍🏾.

  • @user-fm8np2yf9w
    @user-fm8np2yf9w3 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Someone actually got Ethiopian history accurately for the first time. As an ethiopian, i loved watching each and every part of this video. But its a pity you skipped the battle of the tigrayan mountain...

  • @joeydrenth6751
    @joeydrenth6751Ай бұрын

    Im a white European from the Netherlands and I study ancient civilizations and I’m especially interested in Noth East Africa. Ethiopia is way morally special then this video tells you. I’m raised Catholic and studied the Bible and found out that the people of the tribes of Israel were Ethiopians. The Ethiopian Royal families bloodline traces back to king David and Solomon from the tribe of Judah. The same tribe and bloodline as Maria and Jesus. Search for yourself and you found out that everything is connected with Ethiopia. From Israel, and ancient Kemet were all connected with Ethiopia. I know way more than I’m telling but only the real truth seekers know that Ethiopia is protected🙏 Long live Ethiopia

  • @birdseye_2020

    @birdseye_2020

    15 күн бұрын

    Please do tell more... I'm sure there are lots of people interested.

  • @messtech1579
    @messtech15792 жыл бұрын

    You forget to mention 1) history of Ethiopia before Aksumite kingdom 2)Menelik II before Haile Selassie I who shaped Ethiopia into todays map and who defeats romans (Italy) during era of colonization 3) Ethiopia is the only uncolonized country in Africa thanks to Menelik II and its fellow Ethiopians Finally thank you for revealing the truth about history of Africa!!

  • @pog1451

    @pog1451

    Жыл бұрын

    Romans ceased to exist even before the age of colonization, italians is the right name to call them

  • @josiwolde6582

    @josiwolde6582

    7 ай бұрын

    Menelik isn' smart man Taytu play high role there is no one like her Alula too

  • @darianclery4455
    @darianclery44553 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this African history like this video love it

  • @dogons2k12
    @dogons2k122 жыл бұрын

    The history of the Ethiopian Empire without mentioning the war of independence of 1896 which eventually led to the defeat of Italy at the battle of Adwa?

  • @arayahelemariam5835
    @arayahelemariam5835 Жыл бұрын

    Due diligence in touch with the writer and the reader of ethiopians political history were very mysterious to Europeans interests with deep knowledge,

  • @Graceamazimg
    @Graceamazimg Жыл бұрын

    Peace. Thanks for the information, but I am unsure if the images shown in the video are actual portraits or portrayals if the people /historical figures mentioned?

  • @ajgraves8016
    @ajgraves80163 жыл бұрын

    No mention of the defeat of the Italians

  • @peterroberts7684

    @peterroberts7684

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep,Ethiopia has Never been conquered or colonised,probably the only country that can say that..

  • @ajgraves8016

    @ajgraves8016

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@peterroberts7684 liberia wasn't either

  • @Imperator04

    @Imperator04

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ajgraves8016 it was controlled by Afro Americans

  • @ajgraves8016

    @ajgraves8016

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Imperator04 do you really count that as being conquered or colonized? They returned home to me.

  • @Imperator04

    @Imperator04

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ajgraves8016 it was a american colony

  • @user-pf1zd1xh1f
    @user-pf1zd1xh1f10 ай бұрын

    As a non native English speaker, in addition to the contents, l also enjoyed listening to The commentator. He is amazing, very clear language.

  • @samyethio
    @samyethio2 жыл бұрын

    You forgot the biggest history of not only Ethiopian but also African, between Yohannes IV and Haile Selassie? Menelik The II had played the biggest role in Ethiopian and African History!

  • @ajgraves8016
    @ajgraves80163 жыл бұрын

    Great presentation. When we know everyone's history and achievement I believe more respect will be granted towards one another.

  • @tewekdenahom485
    @tewekdenahom4853 жыл бұрын

    There's a CRAY STORY about how 1 King of Axum named King armah was the man that protected the first converted Muslim people from mecca. So Islam may not have even existed without the Axumite Empire

  • @peterroberts7684

    @peterroberts7684

    2 жыл бұрын

    True..

  • @Imperator04

    @Imperator04

    2 жыл бұрын

    King negashi

  • @Imperator04

    @Imperator04

    2 жыл бұрын

    He protected the Muslims in result to that prophet Muhammad gave Ethiopia protection from any jihad this is why we was never enslaved by the Arabs and the Arab caliphates didn’t dare to touch Ethiopia

  • @tomtimbrace6165

    @tomtimbrace6165

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Imperator04 Lol, Ethiopians have been fighting Muslims for 1000 of years.

  • @Imperator04

    @Imperator04

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tomtimbrace6165 yes that’s true, but prophet Mohammed gave ethiopia protection from jihad this is why we was never conquered by muslims

  • @adrianekelly2966
    @adrianekelly29663 жыл бұрын

    I adore the music. Middle Eastern rhythms...I still get a yen to absorb the beautiful opening to the Rome series. As exciting as the original Hawaii Five-O opening in childhood. Thanks so much for these presentations. Wonderfully informative.

  • @randomgrrl
    @randomgrrl9 ай бұрын

    You skipped the great Emperor Menelik II who preserved Ethiopian independence during the era of African colonialism. This is a critical mention because it marks the transition from the ancient era of religious conflict to the modern era of conflict resistance of European consolidation of power.

  • @michellesamuels8435
    @michellesamuels84352 жыл бұрын

    The picture of "Judith" the Hebrew you showed is often used to represent Queen Makeda (of Sheba). It maybe the wrong image you are using but still great coverage on the history.

  • @messianic_scam

    @messianic_scam

    2 жыл бұрын

    ngroz

  • @Mark12434

    @Mark12434

    10 ай бұрын

    @@messianic_scam You have an illness bro. Seek help and the fact your wasting minutes of your life like this spreading hate is honestly embarassing. I hope your a child otherwise this is real sad.

  • @thekingdedede
    @thekingdedede2 жыл бұрын

    As a Tigrawai, this was extremely well made and goes over most of the important events, thank you! ❤💛

  • @eyosiasabiot7727

    @eyosiasabiot7727

    2 жыл бұрын

    this isn't is your history

  • @thekingdedede

    @thekingdedede

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eyosiasabiot7727 Tigray was the birthplace for it to happen

  • @eyosiasabiot7727

    @eyosiasabiot7727

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thekingdedede axum spoke ge'ez, tigrigna came after the fall of axum. Zagwe was Agew. Abyysinia is amhars.

  • @jhonywalker1168

    @jhonywalker1168

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eyosiasabiot7727 yeah you funny people think Aksum belongs to amhara one guy even said Abraham Lincoln is Amhara haha the most unbiased people i ever knew, know your limitations okay Amhara ruled for about 650 years after 1250 Aksum ruled for 1000 years plus Yeha kingdom before Aksum Ruled for about 800 years so shut your mouth and stop braging

  • @eyosiasabiot7727

    @eyosiasabiot7727

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jhonywalker1168 we are axumites, silence heathen

  • @THESURAFELB
    @THESURAFELB9 ай бұрын

    Correction : the Yejju people are not the branch of Oromos but actually a mix of Amharas and Argobbas who had their own distinct tongue but were later influenced to speak the Oromo tongue for a brief period 🔔

  • @famousdeepo1157

    @famousdeepo1157

    6 ай бұрын

    Evidence?

  • @500blockboy2
    @500blockboy23 жыл бұрын

    The great Ethiopian empire

  • @abidanielson2747

    @abidanielson2747

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not just Ethiopian

  • @FBI-rx3fm

    @FBI-rx3fm

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@abidanielson2747 The great Ethiopian Empire

  • @teddyissak2720

    @teddyissak2720

    2 жыл бұрын

    No not exactly.

  • @messianic_scam

    @messianic_scam

    2 жыл бұрын

    what empire lol ngro ethipions were the slavees through history

  • @cuthbertjolly4859
    @cuthbertjolly48593 жыл бұрын

    What is the name of the painting at 7:16

  • @askme7620
    @askme7620 Жыл бұрын

    You don't mentioned the KING name " Menelik ll " the black man who defeated Italy . And that's a big mistake .

  • @Btybe
    @Btybe3 ай бұрын

    How About Emperor Minilk the second

  • @alexgreg4052
    @alexgreg40522 жыл бұрын

    why did you skip menilik II ??

  • @ethio_90s
    @ethio_90s10 ай бұрын

    Why You jumped Minilik II and His Adwa victory?

  • @oyaami1874
    @oyaami18742 жыл бұрын

    Never allow the enemy to tell your history.

  • @messianic_scam

    @messianic_scam

    2 жыл бұрын

    this is your real historykzread.info/dash/bejne/ZJuJqpOPkdLLfqw.html

  • @pearls1626

    @pearls1626

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree

  • @lijeyuti9289
    @lijeyuti92892 жыл бұрын

    HOW about MINILIK II who defeated the Italian army on the battle of Adaw. ITS IS CLEAR WHY YOU DIDNT MENTION HIM.....

  • @nn-lw7hv
    @nn-lw7hv2 жыл бұрын

    What's with the dedication at the beginning to a specific tribe?

  • @MansaKimani
    @MansaKimani2 жыл бұрын

    1270-1974. 7 Centuries. Longevity. Sustainability is Key.

  • @bsahle
    @bsahle2 жыл бұрын

    You eliminated the most important part of the Ethiopian history, the battle of Adwa. Ethiopia fought against Italy invasion and won the battle and stayed the only country in Africa (Liberia was also founded by freed slaves from the Americas stayed unoccupied) to never been colonized. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏾💚💛❤️🇪🇹

  • @agame2545

    @agame2545

    2 жыл бұрын

    ?? that is a very small part of that region history eroupan coloniazation was not even that big *mostly america*

  • @messianic_scam

    @messianic_scam

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol you ethio trollers stop repeating your lies you been always an open colony to Arabs Muslims yemenis Portuguese othomons

  • @Kalleosini
    @Kalleosini3 жыл бұрын

    Yes baby, this is some delicious jam.

  • @user-xt3jy8dt4z
    @user-xt3jy8dt4z2 жыл бұрын

    You did a good job but why didn't you mention the battle of adwa were the Italians lost to Ethiopia why??

  • @GeneralLocooo

    @GeneralLocooo

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s not that big of a deal. It was just another battle. The important battles were the ones fought against other Ethiopian tribes and the ottomans.

  • @selamawitbefekadu3138
    @selamawitbefekadu3138 Жыл бұрын

    🙏❤️🙏 Blessings ❤️!

  • @Jonadawong
    @Jonadawong2 жыл бұрын

    This land is far more important. I believe it is here where fossils of hominids were discovered. If I am not mistaken, Lucy was found in this country.

  • @moanjelo9453

    @moanjelo9453

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes true.

  • @Hevander75
    @Hevander753 жыл бұрын

    Let's take it back to Punt!

  • @habtamuAwoke
    @habtamuAwoke Жыл бұрын

    You forget the most important Emperor of modern Ethiopia, Menelik II

  • @Bachwezi
    @BachweziАй бұрын

    BACHWEZI as a word means Angles so most of the historians talk about bachwezi basing on the empires that exited and were on authority of the spirit itself. But bachwezi as a spirit, they existed before human evolution because earth evolution begun with the sun and the moon which are a great representation of our spiritual rhyme

  • @Delraich444
    @Delraich4443 жыл бұрын

    Comment for the algorithm.

  • @hailemichaelnegesse6770
    @hailemichaelnegesse67702 жыл бұрын

    I am from Ethiopian

  • @yonasalie4041
    @yonasalie40412 жыл бұрын

    I am so surprised how as the historians who produced this video don't Mention one of our prominent king of king Menilike the second. I don't think this is a mistake I believe this is delbert forgot historians any ordinary person won't skip or forget Menilike. We are asking why why ??? We appreciate if the producers fix this vedio this is a huge misinformation and distortion of history

  • @aynalemangaw5807
    @aynalemangaw5807 Жыл бұрын

    It's weird that you skipped the story of a great emperor Minelik II you should tell the whole story correctly if you intend on telling it.

  • @andreamessiasgomes7118
    @andreamessiasgomes7118 Жыл бұрын

    Which civilization is first India or Ethiopian

  • @eskatsnafworku2472
    @eskatsnafworku24722 жыл бұрын

    how can u skip the only king that matters emperor Menilek the second

  • @konnen4518

    @konnen4518

    2 жыл бұрын

    The only king that matters? 😂 If it wasn’t for Emperor Yohannes defending Gondar from the Mahadists. You’d be a muslim praying towards Mecca right now. Don’t be a moron! Give credit fairly

  • @Pootycat8359
    @Pootycat835910 ай бұрын

    You forgot about the war, fought (successfully, with French aid) against the Italians, in Somaliland, in the 1890s. Also, I once read in a book on aviation, that the very first aerial bombing occurred in the Ethiopian civil war, prior to WWI

  • @kidisttamiru1978
    @kidisttamiru19782 жыл бұрын

    You skipped one of the greatest emperors in the world, Menilik the second

  • @amanbk9222
    @amanbk92227 ай бұрын

    Why did you jump king Minilik II? Is it because he won the war against the Italins?

  • @luulluuy
    @luulluuy28 күн бұрын

    Talk about Somalia ajuran empire and land of punt

  • @irakliskazantzidis9837
    @irakliskazantzidis98373 жыл бұрын

    In Greek mythology,we know,the ancient Ethiopia(Nubia-Damat).,of Cepheus and Cassiopeia,Andromeda is the daughter,and the tourist from Argos-Greece,was Perseus,the chlid of Zeus and DANAe,(DANAus generation or Tuatha Dé DANAnn)haha..with Medusa head,for gift!

  • @robesterd8132

    @robesterd8132

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do you know why the Greeks have dna found in the Horn of Africa?

  • @teddyissak2720

    @teddyissak2720

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Ethiopia" is not a "Greek" name. This is revisionism by modern Europeans. The earliest manuscript mentioning the word "Ethiopia" i.e the Ezana stones is written in θreɪʃənz/: Θρᾷκες script. translate as Thracian script not Greek.

  • @ephemeraljaunt

    @ephemeraljaunt

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@teddyissak2720 that’s not entirely true while Ezana did say that he was heavily influenced by greeks as most people were and he stated he conquered the ethiopians

  • @teddyissak2720

    @teddyissak2720

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ephemeraljaunt There is no mention of >> Greeks in any of the archeological records mentioned here. The people which Ezana had contact with were not called " Greeks ". He didn't called them Greeks, They were known as θreɪʃənz / Θρᾷκεςe in ge'ez version >> Tsrachians. This is stated on his own records. You can look it up for yourself. It's modern 19th.c scholars who are calling everything and everyone of that time >> Greek. Don't you want to be more consistent when talking about ancient Historical events ? You are right about the second one He did say he conquered Ethiopia, but still the this term is referring to geographic location not necessary a nation or a people.

  • @ephemeraljaunt

    @ephemeraljaunt

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@teddyissak2720 no i mean that he was a fan of greek culture he called himself the apollo or something before he turned christian so it makes sense that he would also call himself ityopia son of cush

  • @pearls1626
    @pearls1626 Жыл бұрын

    How is it that you did not mentioned about the battle of Adwa fought against Italy in 1889, with the defeat of Italy by Emperor Minilik II, not only that The Italians came with revenge the second time In 1939 while Atse Haile Selassie was in power and Ethiopia was the founding member of, the then League of Nations and the Emperor made a prophetic speech… “ Today us tomorrow you”, because the western powers refuse to help Ethiopia….. (The League of Nations : it’s members made a Covenant “collective security” included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.) In fact Britain and France in a back door agreement gave a blessing to Italy to wage war against Ethiopia and use poisonous gas and killed innocent farmers. Well sure enough the second WWORLD started in 1941 and devastated Europe. After 5 years of fighting in the end the Italian army was defeated. These victories were very important as the African Union was birthed and afterwards the African nations demanded independence from the colonial powers and most adapted the Ethiopian flag with minor changes. This part was a very decisive moments not only in Ethiopian History but the whole of Africa. You must include it. There is an African Proverb: “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.”

  • @hewillneverleaveme.4564
    @hewillneverleaveme.4564 Жыл бұрын

    Didn't mentioned Sarsa Dengel who defeated the Ottomans

  • @JohnDoe-sw1rs
    @JohnDoe-sw1rs2 жыл бұрын

    Tigrays killed 2.4 million Amharas during the past 3 decades, where is your dedication video?

  • @aradat9671

    @aradat9671

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right!

  • @aradat9671

    @aradat9671

    2 жыл бұрын

    R u Ethiopian?

  • @eho6380

    @eho6380

    2 жыл бұрын

    Uhmm, they didn't. The Ethiopian Government (and their loyal Amhara militia groups) have killed thousands while having raped hundreds.

  • @brookb.3631
    @brookb.36318 ай бұрын

    Amazing you missed three important parts of Ethiopian history. 1) The pre Axumite civilization of De'Amat. 2) The historic cities of Gondar, the Christian kingdom, in the north & Harar, capital of the Islamic sultanate. 3) Last but not least, the history of Emperor Menelik and the battle of Adwa, the victory of an African kingdom against colonialism. Let's hope you'd do better in your next presentation.

  • @susanpower9265
    @susanpower9265 Жыл бұрын

    the endurance of solomon dynasty into 1970s of 20th century is nothing short of thrilling/as well as the survival of a christian nation surrounded by islam

  • @shootgunMarvel
    @shootgunMarvel2 жыл бұрын

    Portuguese and Ethiopia Empire's... KING SELASSIE APPROVE THIS MESSAGE

  • @deeppurple883
    @deeppurple883 Жыл бұрын

    That's what we demand the truth. Not a version of the truth. No one sided agenda. Education stopes ignorance in it's tracks. Get the truth out. Educate the poorest. Give all a chance. Help in every possible way. ✌️☘️imaginable.

  • @Gebri3l
    @Gebri3l10 ай бұрын

    we had jews and the Bible in Ethiopia, Some Ethiopians where converted Christians on the day of the crucifixion, they learned directly from JC himself and his disciples, the king later converted and made it a Christian nation but the Christians where already in Ethiopia

  • @colfaxwireless
    @colfaxwireless5 ай бұрын

    Dear Study of Antiques and the Middle Ages, while your wish for peace is heartfelt, let's remember that Tigrayans are an integral part of the broader Ethiopian community. Extending our wishes for peace to all Ethiopians, including the people of Tigray, reinforces unity and solidarity. Let's hope for lasting peace and harmony for the entire Ethiopian nation❤

  • @Mai-Gninwod
    @Mai-Gninwod3 ай бұрын

    The sentence starting at 17:16 is just really not good, you gotta cut down on the word count, sounds a bit silly. Great video otherwise m8!

  • @Zeyede_Siyum
    @Zeyede_Siyum3 жыл бұрын

    *Amde Tsion the great*

  • @aradat9671

    @aradat9671

    2 жыл бұрын

    My favorite neguse negast

  • @eho6380

    @eho6380

    2 жыл бұрын

    He was quite blood-thirsty and evil.

  • @raymondchase1176
    @raymondchase11762 жыл бұрын

    See in life it is !!! Love!!! In God name!

  • @kalebwondimu9019
    @kalebwondimu90196 ай бұрын

    The story u narrated is true but it very distorted b/c u omit very importan stories....with out them its incomplete....and that is deliberately

  • @xmediabox
    @xmediabox2 жыл бұрын

    Becouse you skip to King Menilik's story you did your job too cheap.

  • @aradat9671

    @aradat9671

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ik he suck

  • @safetynudge9026
    @safetynudge9026 Жыл бұрын

    Just what do you call "Empire" ?

  • @aradat9671
    @aradat96712 жыл бұрын

    Such amateur ironic how he skiped 80%. Solomonic Dynasty history and Menilk everything important

  • @aklilmesele9384
    @aklilmesele9384 Жыл бұрын

    YOU DIDN'T MENTION MENELIK II AND THE BATTLE OF ADWA WHICH IS THE MOST REMARKABLE PART OF ETHIOPIAN HISTORY.

  • @StatisticalAnalyticSignal
    @StatisticalAnalyticSignal2 жыл бұрын

    Ethiopia is NOT abyssinia. THAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO ETHIOPIA BY EUROPEANS, Just like Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya. THAT IS NOT THEIR NAMES.

  • @thememoryhole9355
    @thememoryhole93553 жыл бұрын

    8:53 .. what the heck is that? Some sort of ancient cryptid?

  • @stefanodadamo6809

    @stefanodadamo6809

    3 жыл бұрын

    A depiction of the ancient Blemmyes, the ancestors to the Bejas, who were fabled as having no head with their faces in their chests :D

  • @teddyissak2720

    @teddyissak2720

    2 жыл бұрын

    The inception of these myth is probably because these warrior used to cover their head with headdress and paint over their bodies.

  • @stefanodadamo6809

    @stefanodadamo6809

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@teddyissak2720 a likely explanation