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| c. 350 |
| | | Frumentius, brought to Ethiopia as a slave, becomes the kingdom's first Christian bishop | |
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| 1329 |
| | | A friar, who has failed to find Prester John in the east, publishes a book proving that the fabulous king lives in Ethiopia | |
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| c. 1450 |
| | | Coffee, derived from wild plants in Ethiopia, is cultivated in Arabia | |
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| 1530 |
| | | Ahmad ibn Ibrahim leads Muslim Somalis in a holy war against Christian Ethiopia, destroying churches and shrines | |
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| 1855 |
| | | An Ethiopian baron usurps the throne and proclaims himself emperor, as Theodore II | |
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| 1885 |
| | | Italian troops occupy Eritrea, a province of Ethiopia | |
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| 1886 |
| | | Addis Ababa is founded, to become subsequently the capital of Ethiopia | |
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| 1889 |
| | | Menelik II is crowned emperor in Ethiopia, bringing the crown back to the Solomon dynasty | |
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| 1889 |
| | | In the treaty of Uccialli, Menelik II cedes the Ethiopian province of Eritrea to Italy | |
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| 1896 |
| | | The Ethiopian emperor, Menelik II, inflicts a shattering defeat on Italian forces at Aduwa | |
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