There are different views on what happened to the Axum Empire after 1100 CE, but we can infer some possibilities from the search results. Some of the possible outcomes are:
- It stopped trading entirely: According to one source, the Axum Empire stopped trading entirely after 1100 CE.
- It lost influence: Another source suggests that the Axum Empire lost influence as the Swahili city-states emerged as major trading centers in East Africa.
- It was destroyed by a rival empire: One source suggests that the Axum Empire was destroyed by a rival empire.
- It went into decline: The Kingdom of Aksum, which was the successor to the Axum Empire, went into decline from the 7th century CE due to increased competition from Muslim Arab traders and the rise of rival local peoples such as the Bedja. Surviving as a much smaller territory to the south, the remnants of the once great kingdom of Axum would eventually rise again and form the great kingdom of Abyssinia in the 13th century CE.
It is worth noting that the Axum Empire was a major empire of the ancient world that existed for around one thousand years, from 100 to 940 CE. It was a wealthy African civilization that thrived for centuries and had vast reach and power during the centuries of late antiquity.