Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Axum, Meroe, and Yemen - History and Politics

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First published under the title Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Axum, Meroe, Yemen, History


First published under the title Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Axum, Meroe, Yemen,

History and current Politics on 21st April 2007 in AfroArticles, American Chronicle, and Buzzle
http://www.afroarticles.com/article-dashboard/Article/Abyssinia--Ethiopia--Axum--Meroe--Yemen--History-and-current-Politics/20078
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Part of the Abyssinian state propaganda advances the idea that in


Part of the Abyssinian state propaganda advances the idea that

in the Antiquity "the Kushites populated the whole of Eastern Africa" and that "the majority lived in present day Abyssinia".
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Even worse, these falsifiers diffuse the idea that at those days


Even worse, these falsifiers diffuse the idea that at those

days "Sudan and Ethiopia were one country" to add that "Abyssinians were just a few Sabaean (Yemenite) refugees who intermingled with the Kushite population“. 
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This is absolutely wrong, although there are some correct elements in


This is absolutely wrong, although there are some correct elements

in it. In addition, it is said in a very misleading way! Even worse, it is self-contradictory. 
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The Kushites (Cushites), as part of the Hamitic family, were living


The Kushites (Cushites), as part of the Hamitic family, were

living for millennia in Egypt and south of Egypt. We now know that the famous non-Egyptian Hyksos dynasties ruled Egypt to some extent thanks to their alliance with the …
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… Cushitic (Kushitic) people who developed the famous Kerma Civilization in


… Cushitic (Kushitic) people who developed the famous Kerma Civilization

in North Sudan during the 2nd millennium BCE. These were the ancestors of the Kushites (Cushites), who formed later, in the 1st millennium BCE, a great Kingdom with capital at Napata, near present day Karima. 
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We know that the name Kas was used by the Egyptians


We know that the name Kas was used by the

Egyptians to describe the area, the people and the kingdom in the North of today’s Sudan, long before being transformed into 'Mat Kusi' in Assyrian - Babylonian, 'Kush' in Hebrew, and 'Hus' in the Greek Biblical text.
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Then, the Greek term 'Aithiopia' (Ethiopia) starts being used for the


Then, the Greek term 'Aithiopia' (Ethiopia) starts being used for

the same land, people and state. In most of the cases, the Greek Biblical text renders 'Aithiopia' (Ethiopia) what stands in the Hebrew text as Kush. 
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Subsequently, the Kushitic rulers of the Kingdom of Napata reigned in


Subsequently, the Kushitic rulers of the Kingdom of Napata reigned

in parts of Egypt for a brief period.
Piankhi, Shabaka, Shabataka, Taharqa, and Tanut-Amon constitute the so-called 'Ethiopian' (i.e. Sudanese - Cushitic) dynasty, …
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… according to the term employed by Manetho for the 25th dynasty of Egypt.


… according to the term employed by Manetho for the

25th dynasty of Egypt.
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These rulers, who had been invited in Egypt by the Anti-Heliopolitan


These rulers, who had been invited in Egypt by the

Anti-Heliopolitan and Anti-Assyrian priesthood of Thebes (Luxor), were expelled by the Assyrian emperors Assarhaddon and Assurbanipal, who …
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… who annexed Egypt to Assyria and imposed at the local


… who annexed Egypt to Assyria and imposed at the

local level the authority of the Heliopolitan priesthood. 
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The same name is used in Ancient Greek for later phases of Sudan's (Ethiopia's) pre-Christian history.


The same name is used in Ancient Greek for later

phases of Sudan's (Ethiopia's) pre-Christian history.
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When twice in the sixth century Psammetichus II (595 BCE) and


When twice in the sixth century Psammetichus II (595 BCE)

and Cambyses, the Iranian invader of Egypt, (525 BCE), go so far in the South as Napata (Karima lies at 1050 km south of Aswan, so 1900 km south of Cairo – alongside the Nile) and destroy that city, …
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… the Cushites (: Sudanese, i.e. Ethiopians) transfer their capital further


… the Cushites (: Sudanese, i.e. Ethiopians) transfer their capital further in

the South, to the area of today's Bagrawiyah (1550 km south of Aswan), as if they wanted to ensure that nobody would undertake an attack against them from the North anymore!
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Then, Meroe rose to power and remains still famous because of


Then, Meroe rose to power and remains still famous because

of its numerous pyramids which were built between 400 BCE and 250 CE and are still preserved today in Bagrawiyah.