Kingdom of Aksum or Axum, (also known as the Aksumite Empire) grew in importance with the increase of seaborne trade between the Romans and southern India which used the monsoons of the Indian Ocean and passed through the Red Sea. Axum’s coasts on the Red Sea made it an important intermediary in this trade. Axum also traded goods from inland Africa which were shipped from its ports of the Red Sea.

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