Associated with tall stone obelisks, it was legendarily founded by the Queen of Sheba, who supposedly brought the Ark of the Covenant with her after crossing the Red Sea.
The Viceroy Abraha usurped this kingdom's overseas holdings won by an invasion of the Himyar by Kaleb. One ruler of this kingdom appointed his tutor Frumentius as the first Abune, denying Constantine II's request that Frumentius be returned for heresy. The warrior woman Gudit may have destroyed this predecessor of the Zagwe dynasty, which under Ezana extended control to the Dahlak archipelago. Associated with tall stone obelisks, it was legendarily founded by the Queen of Sheba, who supposedly brought the Ark of the Covenant with her after crossing the Red Sea. For 10 points, identify this African Christian kingdom, located in modern Ethiopia.
The Viceroy Abraha usurped this kingdom's overseas holdings won by an invasion of the Himyar by Kaleb.
{Axumite} Kingdom