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Ethiopia

polity · 1279 AD–present

Ethiopia, a polity recorded 1279 AD–present: 13 mapped boundaries, cited to 4 sources, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.

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Names

NameIn useLanguage
Ethiopia1279 AD–1937 AD—
Ethiopia (Italy)1938 AD–1944 AD—
Ethiopia1945 AD–present—

Recorded boundaries

PeriodControlConfidenceEvidenceNotes
1279 AD–1491 ADadministrative controllow confidenceobserved at 1279 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1492 AD–1499 ADadministrative controllow confidenceobserved at 1492 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1500 AD–1529 ADadministrative controllow confidenceobserved at 1500 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1530 AD–1649 ADadministrative controllow confidenceobserved at 1530 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1650 AD–1714 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1650 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1715 AD–1782 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1715 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1783 AD–1814 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1783 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1815 AD–1879 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1815 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1880 AD–1913 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1880 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1920 AD–1937 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1920 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1938 AD–1944 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1938 ADSubject to Italy. Religion: oriental-orthodox.
1945 AD–1959 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1945 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.
1960 AD–presentadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1960 ADReligion: oriental-orthodox.

Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.

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