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The Imperial expansion of Ethiopia in the late 19th century is justified with the claim its the restoration of territories lost from Axum. What was Axums extent ive heard they controlled Zeila

In the nineteenth century, the Amhara people, who considered themselves the successor to the ancient Christian kingdom of Aksum with roots going back 2,000 years, attempted to consolidate their rule over other ethnic groups including the Oromo, who were concentrated in the country’s south. The...