Territorial change of Ethiopian Empire

“Ethiopian Empire” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1272 to 1935. Its territory was largest in AD 1908 – 1931, at ≈ 1.13 million km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1272 – 1284≈ 209 thousand km²
AD 1285 – 1332≈ 208 thousand km²
AD 1333 – 1414≈ 392 thousand km²
AD 1415 – 1501≈ 392 thousand km²
AD 1502 – 1528≈ 392 thousand km²
AD 1529 – 1533≈ 381 thousand km²
AD 1534 – 1539≈ 126 thousand km²
AD 1540 – 1546≈ 127 thousand km²
AD 1547 – 1563≈ 526 thousand km²
AD 1564 – 1578≈ 524 thousand km²
AD 1579 – 1635≈ 524 thousand km²
AD 1636 – 1768≈ 587 thousand km²
AD 1769 – 1889≈ 240 thousand km²
AD 1890 – 1894≈ 333 thousand km²
AD 1895 – 1897≈ 683 thousand km²
AD 1898 – 1899≈ 720 thousand km²
AD 1900 – 1904≈ 962 thousand km²
AD 1905 – 1907≈ 972 thousand km²
AD 1908 – 1931≈ 1.13 million km²
AD 1932 – 1935≈ 1.13 million km²
AD 1272AD 1935

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1908 – 1931 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame (first 150 frames shown, 174 in total).

FrameAreaRank
AD 1272≈ 209 thousand km²24 of 121
AD 1279≈ 209 thousand km²22 of 122
AD 1285≈ 208 thousand km²24 of 128
AD 1294≈ 208 thousand km²29 of 145
AD 1305≈ 208 thousand km²27 of 152
AD 1314≈ 208 thousand km²28 of 151
AD 1326≈ 208 thousand km²26 of 144
AD 1333≈ 392 thousand km²14 of 145
AD 1344≈ 392 thousand km²17 of 148
AD 1352≈ 392 thousand km²18 of 139
AD 1356≈ 392 thousand km²18 of 139
AD 1363≈ 392 thousand km²18 of 147
AD 1375≈ 392 thousand km²21 of 154
AD 1385≈ 392 thousand km²20 of 154
AD 1392≈ 392 thousand km²20 of 154
AD 1395≈ 392 thousand km²19 of 149
AD 1402≈ 392 thousand km²17 of 141
AD 1407≈ 392 thousand km²18 of 141
AD 1415≈ 392 thousand km²19 of 136
AD 1422≈ 392 thousand km²19 of 132
AD 1429≈ 392 thousand km²19 of 130
AD 1431≈ 392 thousand km²19 of 130
AD 1440≈ 392 thousand km²18 of 129
AD 1450≈ 392 thousand km²19 of 127
AD 1453≈ 392 thousand km²20 of 130
AD 1459≈ 392 thousand km²19 of 132
AD 1463≈ 392 thousand km²20 of 132
AD 1468≈ 392 thousand km²20 of 140
AD 1475≈ 392 thousand km²22 of 137
AD 1482≈ 392 thousand km²22 of 131
AD 1487≈ 392 thousand km²22 of 129
AD 1492≈ 392 thousand km²20 of 129
AD 1497≈ 392 thousand km²23 of 130
AD 1502≈ 392 thousand km²24 of 129
AD 1507≈ 392 thousand km²24 of 125
AD 1512≈ 392 thousand km²23 of 124
AD 1516≈ 392 thousand km²24 of 123
AD 1519≈ 392 thousand km²22 of 123
AD 1521≈ 392 thousand km²21 of 119
AD 1526≈ 392 thousand km²23 of 121
AD 1529≈ 381 thousand km²24 of 124
AD 1534≈ 126 thousand km²50 of 125
AD 1540≈ 127 thousand km²50 of 122
AD 1547≈ 526 thousand km²19 of 121
AD 1552≈ 526 thousand km²19 of 119
AD 1556≈ 526 thousand km²18 of 117
AD 1564≈ 524 thousand km²20 of 116
AD 1572≈ 524 thousand km²20 of 110
AD 1579≈ 524 thousand km²20 of 101
AD 1582≈ 524 thousand km²20 of 99
AD 1588≈ 524 thousand km²19 of 100
AD 1595≈ 524 thousand km²18 of 99
AD 1600≈ 524 thousand km²17 of 97
AD 1602≈ 524 thousand km²17 of 98
AD 1609≈ 524 thousand km²16 of 100
AD 1612≈ 524 thousand km²16 of 105
AD 1619≈ 524 thousand km²16 of 107
AD 1622≈ 524 thousand km²16 of 107
AD 1626≈ 524 thousand km²16 of 109
AD 1629≈ 524 thousand km²16 of 109
AD 1632≈ 524 thousand km²16 of 109
AD 1636≈ 587 thousand km²18 of 110
AD 1640≈ 587 thousand km²19 of 114
AD 1642≈ 587 thousand km²19 of 115
AD 1645≈ 587 thousand km²18 of 115
AD 1648≈ 587 thousand km²18 of 117
AD 1653≈ 587 thousand km²18 of 115
AD 1659≈ 587 thousand km²17 of 114
AD 1662≈ 587 thousand km²18 of 116
AD 1670≈ 587 thousand km²18 of 117
AD 1673≈ 587 thousand km²19 of 117
AD 1677≈ 587 thousand km²19 of 116
AD 1683≈ 587 thousand km²17 of 117
AD 1687≈ 587 thousand km²17 of 113
AD 1691≈ 587 thousand km²16 of 111
AD 1696≈ 587 thousand km²16 of 108
AD 1700≈ 587 thousand km²16 of 107
AD 1702≈ 587 thousand km²15 of 109
AD 1706≈ 587 thousand km²14 of 114
AD 1709≈ 587 thousand km²16 of 120
AD 1713≈ 587 thousand km²16 of 123
AD 1718≈ 587 thousand km²15 of 124
AD 1721≈ 587 thousand km²18 of 125
AD 1727≈ 587 thousand km²17 of 128
AD 1734≈ 587 thousand km²17 of 132
AD 1738≈ 587 thousand km²17 of 125
AD 1741≈ 587 thousand km²16 of 125
AD 1744≈ 587 thousand km²15 of 129
AD 1748≈ 587 thousand km²15 of 132
AD 1752≈ 587 thousand km²18 of 132
AD 1757≈ 587 thousand km²16 of 132
AD 1762≈ 587 thousand km²17 of 131
AD 1763≈ 587 thousand km²16 of 132
AD 1769≈ 240 thousand km²31 of 128
AD 1772≈ 240 thousand km²32 of 127
AD 1775≈ 240 thousand km²32 of 132
AD 1776≈ 240 thousand km²33 of 132
AD 1778≈ 240 thousand km²33 of 131
AD 1780≈ 240 thousand km²33 of 131
AD 1781≈ 240 thousand km²33 of 131
AD 1783≈ 240 thousand km²33 of 130
AD 1788≈ 240 thousand km²36 of 129
AD 1791≈ 240 thousand km²36 of 128
AD 1792≈ 240 thousand km²36 of 130
AD 1794≈ 240 thousand km²34 of 125
AD 1796≈ 240 thousand km²34 of 124
AD 1797≈ 240 thousand km²34 of 125
AD 1799≈ 240 thousand km²34 of 124
AD 1800≈ 240 thousand km²34 of 123
AD 1803≈ 240 thousand km²36 of 123
AD 1805≈ 240 thousand km²36 of 125
AD 1806≈ 240 thousand km²35 of 138
AD 1807≈ 240 thousand km²34 of 132
AD 1809≈ 240 thousand km²33 of 131
AD 1811≈ 240 thousand km²38 of 131
AD 1812≈ 240 thousand km²39 of 133
AD 1814≈ 240 thousand km²42 of 142
AD 1815≈ 240 thousand km²40 of 139
AD 1820≈ 240 thousand km²37 of 148
AD 1822≈ 240 thousand km²42 of 147
AD 1824≈ 240 thousand km²43 of 148
AD 1825≈ 240 thousand km²45 of 150
AD 1828≈ 240 thousand km²45 of 144
AD 1830≈ 240 thousand km²45 of 143
AD 1834≈ 240 thousand km²47 of 143
AD 1836≈ 240 thousand km²49 of 145
AD 1840≈ 240 thousand km²50 of 155
AD 1842≈ 240 thousand km²50 of 156
AD 1846≈ 240 thousand km²45 of 152
AD 1848≈ 240 thousand km²44 of 147
AD 1849≈ 240 thousand km²45 of 144
AD 1853≈ 240 thousand km²44 of 144
AD 1856≈ 240 thousand km²46 of 149
AD 1857≈ 240 thousand km²46 of 150
AD 1859≈ 240 thousand km²46 of 146
AD 1860≈ 240 thousand km²47 of 142
AD 1861≈ 240 thousand km²47 of 140
AD 1862≈ 240 thousand km²46 of 138
AD 1863≈ 240 thousand km²46 of 139
AD 1864≈ 240 thousand km²44 of 139
AD 1865≈ 240 thousand km²44 of 139
AD 1866≈ 240 thousand km²44 of 133
AD 1868≈ 240 thousand km²43 of 134
AD 1870≈ 240 thousand km²43 of 132
AD 1871≈ 240 thousand km²43 of 113
AD 1873≈ 240 thousand km²40 of 108
AD 1877≈ 240 thousand km²38 of 104
AD 1880≈ 240 thousand km²38 of 104
AD 1884≈ 240 thousand km²39 of 105
AD 1885≈ 240 thousand km²41 of 101

Its highest rank was in AD 1706: number 114 of 14.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 3 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1936lostItalian Empire≈ 1.14 million km²
AD 1547gainedAdal Sultanate≈ 402 thousand km²
AD 1534lostAdal Sultanate≈ 256 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea · Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea · Kingdom of Wolaita

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Ethiopian Empire, historically known as Abyssinia or simply Ethiopia, was a country that encompassed the present-day territories of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Wikipedia (English) “Ethiopian Empire”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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