# Ezana of Axum

> He ruled Aksum in the 4th century and made it Christian — the first sub-Saharan kingdom to adopt the faith as state religion, and the first to call itself Ethiopia.

*4th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ezana-of-axum

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Tradition says Ezana inherited the throne as a child in the 320s, his mother Sofya holding power until he came of age. Somewhere in that span he converted, and the kingdom followed. The choice rewired the region's identity: Aksum became the first sub-Saharan state to embrace Christianity officially, and Ezana began using the name Ethiopia for his realm. He reigned into the 360s, one of the best-documented rulers Aksum produced, his inscriptions still legible. The conversion outlasted him by centuries.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 22.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379898)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana_of_Axum)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Ezana%20of%20Axum)
- [عيزانا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7)
- [Езана](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0)
- [Ezana](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezana](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezano](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezano)
- [Ezana](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezana](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [ایزانای آکسوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A2%DA%A9%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Ezana](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezana](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezana na Axum](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana_na_Axum)
- [עזנה, קיסר אקסום](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%A0%D7%94%2C_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%A8_%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9D)
- [Ezana akszúmi király](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana_aksz%C3%BAmi_kir%C3%A1ly)
- [Էզանա](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%A6%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1)
- [Ezana dari Aksum](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana_dari_Aksum)
- [Ezanà di Axum](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezan%C3%A0_di_Axum)
- [Ezana](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezana](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezana](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezana](https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezana](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Ezana](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ezan%C3%A0_di_Axum)
- [Ezana van Aksoem](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezana_van_Aksoem)
- [ዒዛና](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8B%92%E1%8B%9B%E1%8A%93)

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