What Country Was Asmara In?

Asmara (Anseba, Eritrea) lies within 7 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Axum, from AD 700 to AD 999. The earliest state recorded here is Axum (AD 500).

Who ruled Asmara?

Period (by border map)	Ruled by
500 BC – AD 499	West African cereal farmers
AD 500 – AD 599	Axum
AD 600 – AD 699	West African cereal farmers
AD 700 – AD 999	Axum
1000 – 1199	Unclaimed / no data
1200 – 1299	Ifat
1300 – 1491	Unclaimed / no data
1492 – 1649	Ethiopia
1650 – 1814	Ottoman Empire
1815 – 1879	Unclaimed / no data
1880 – 1913	Egypt
1914 – 1937	Eritrea
1938 – 1944	Eritrea (Italy)
1945 – today	Eritrea

Map showing Asmara in AD 800 — Border map for AD 800. See the world in AD 800.

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Historic cities nearby

Aksum · about 140 km
Gondar · about 340 km

Battles and events within 200 km

Battle of Adwa · 1896

Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Famous people from the region

Lived	Person
c. AD 320 – AD 360	Ezana of Aksum	King of Aksum

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.