Ethiopia and Liberia have been the only African powers to resist the European "Scramble for Africa." The empire's lengthy reign began round 1270 C.E., when the Solomonic Dynasty overthrew the Zagwe Dynasty, declaring they owned the rights to the land primarily based on a supposed lineage to King Solomon, shifting energy to the Habesha folks. Over time, its main religion turned Islam, though the introduction of the religion could have introduced internal strife in the empire's early years. The P...

Ethiopia and Liberia have been the only African powers to resist the European "Scramble for Africa." The empire's lengthy reign began round 1270 C.E., when the Solomonic Dynasty overthrew the Zagwe Dynasty, declaring they owned the rights to the land primarily based on a supposed lineage to King Solomon, shifting energy to the Habesha folks. Over time, its main religion turned Islam, though the introduction of the religion could have introduced internal strife in the empire's early years. The P...