Kingdom of Axum

State · 50 BCE – 946 CE · at its largest around 534 CE

Trading kingdom of northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, known for its obelisks and coinage, which adopted Christianity under King Ezana.

On its lands while it lasted

Timna (c. 350 BCE – c. 150 CE): Capital of Qataban (350 BCE–150).
Zafar (c. 110 BCE – c. 525 CE): Capital of Himyarite Kingdom (110 BCE–525).
Aksum (c. 100 CE): Capital of the Kingdom of Aksum, a Red Sea trading power in the Horn of Africa from around the 1st century CE that minted its own coinage and raised monumental stelae.
Ezana of Aksum adopts Christianity (c. 330 CE): King Ezana of Aksum converted to Christianity around 330, making Aksum one of the first states to officially adopt the faith.