70 ⟶ Zoskales Ascends to the Aksumite Throne

Ze-Hakèlé (Zoskales in Greek) becomes king of Aksum.
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👑 Nabonassar Ascends to the Babylonian Throne

February 26, 747 BC: Nabonassar becomes king of Babylon.⟶
Nabonassar Ascends to the Babylonian Throne (-747)
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👑 D'mt Kingdom Dissolved

The Kingdom of D'mt is disestablished.⟶
D'mt Kingdom Dissolved (-400)
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EthiopiaEthiopiaEritreaEritrea

👑 Zoskales Ascends to the Aksumite Throne

Ze-Hakèlé (Zoskales in Greek) becomes king of Aksum.⟶
Zoskales Ascends to the Aksumite Throne (70)
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🏰 Emperor Fasilides Establishes Gondar as Ethiopian Capital

Emperor Fasilides founds the city of Gondar, which becomes the capital of Ethiopia for the next two centuries.⟶
Emperor Fasilides Establishes Gondar as Ethiopian Capital (1636)
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👑 Haile Selassie's Coronation as Emperor

April 2: Haile Selassie becomes Emperor of Abyssinia.⟶
Haile Selassie's Coronation as Emperor (1930)
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🇪🇷 Eritrea Declares Independence

May 24: Independence of Eritrea.⟶
Eritrea Declares Independence (1993)
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