Ezana

Japanese: Ezana
Ezana

…Aksum traded with the Kingdom of Kush on the upper Nile through the Atbara River, but when Kush's power declined, Aksum attacked and destroyed it in the mid-4th century. The king of Aksum at that time was Ezana, who converted to Christianity, and the details of the battle with Kush are recorded in inscriptions from that time. The kingdom declined after the 7th century when Muslims came to dominate the Red Sea trade. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ezana" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アクスムはアトバラ川を通じて,ナイル川上流のクシュ王国と交易を行ったが,クシュの勢力が衰えると,これを攻撃して4世紀半ばに滅ぼした。この時のアクスム王はキリスト教に改宗したエザナEzanaで,クシュとの戦いのもようは当時の碑文に詳細に伝えられている。王国は7世紀以降,イスラム教徒が紅海貿易を支配するようになって衰えた。…

※「Ezana」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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