The Kingdom of Aksum was a powerful state in what is now northern Ethiopia and located along the Red Sea. It was an important trading empire: During its peak in the 3rd–6th centuries, Aksum became the greatest market of northeastern Africa, linking African, Mediterranean, and Asian trade networks. The kingdom’s adoption of Christianity in the 4th century connected it religiously and politically to the Byzantine Empire.
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