In the sixteenth century, the Christian Ethiopian emperor Lebna Dengel turned to this country for help in fighting Muslim armies.

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In the 16th century, the Portuguese were the major European naval power involved in the East African region. They had already established trading outposts in India and were looking to expand their influence in Africa. The Ethiopian emperor Lebna Dengel turned to Portugal for help in fighting Muslim armies, and in 1541, a Portuguese fleet led by Christovao da Gama landed in Ethiopia. However, the Portuguese ultimately failed to establish a lasting presence in Ethiopia and were forced to withdraw.

In the Sixteenth Century, the Christian Ethiopian Emperor Lebna Dengel