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The Kingdom of '''Aksum''' (alternatively '''Axum'''), located in present-day [[Ethiopia]], traced its roots to the migration of [[Arabs]] across the Red Sea into the Horn of [[Africa]] in 1000 B.C. The kingdom had a written language called "Ge'ez" (a Semitic language using Arabic characters) and controlled the southwestern portion of the [[Arabian Peninsula]].
The Kingdom of '''Aksum''' (alternatively '''Axum'''), located in present-day [[Ethiopia]], traced its roots to the migration of [[Arabs]] across the Red Sea into the Horn of [[Africa]] in 1000 B.C. The kingdom had a written language called "Ge'ez" (a Semitic language using Arabic characters) and controlled the southwestern portion of the [[Arabian Peninsula]].
The peak of its power came under the strong rule of a king named [[Ezana]] in A.D. 325-360. Ezana conquered [[Kush]] and destroyed the city of [[Meroe]]. He also converted to [[Christianity]] and a [[Coptic Church]] formed in the Aksum kingdom.
The peak of its power came under the strong rule of a king named [[Ezana]] in A.D. 325–360. Ezana conquered [[Kush]] and destroyed the city of [[Meroe]]. He also converted to [[Christianity]] and a [[Coptic Church]] formed in the Aksum kingdom.
Aksum developed a coin currency and a unique architectural style based on the "stelae", large stone pillars. But in A.D. 710, the [[Muslims]] conquered Aksum and destroyed its principle trading city of [[Adulis]].
Aksum developed a coin currency and a unique architectural style based on the "stelae", large stone pillars. But in A.D. 710, the [[Muslims]] conquered Aksum and destroyed its principle trading city of [[Adulis]].
[[Category:African Kingdoms]]
[[Category:African Kingdoms]]