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Ethiopian–Egyptian War

1874 CE – 1876 CE · 2 years

Ethiopia decisively defeated Egyptian invasions at Gundet and Gura, preserving its independence and establishing Emperor Yohannes IV as a major African ruler.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Ethiopian Empire (Yohannes IV)
  • Khedivate of Egypt

Key moments

Defining events in the Ethiopian–Egyptian War.

  1. 1875 Battle of Gundet
  2. 1876 Battle of Gura

Elsewhere in Middle East at the time

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Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE – still standing

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Egypt

Attested 3000 BCE – 2026 CE

Landmark · Middle East

Petra

300 BCE – still standing

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Persia

Attested 400 CE – 1914 CE

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Dead Sea

3000 BCE – still standing

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Khiva Khanate

1511 CE – 1920 CE

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Wadi Rum

3000 BCE – still standing

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Yemen

Attested 1000 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1874 CE and 1876 CE.

1876 CE Great Sioux War 1876 CE Battle of Little Bighorn

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing British East India Company Polity · South Asia 1600 CE – 1874 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Comanche Wars Conflict · Americas 1706 CE – 1875 CE Carl Jung Figure · Switzerland 1875 CE – 1961 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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