The empire has a centuries-long alliance with the United Maharajya, which has been largely responsible for aiding Ethiopia grown into one of the most powerful nations in the world. With the aid of the Orissan-led Maharajya, Ethiopia developed its industrial base to European standards, and developed one of the most advanced militaries forces in history. With these, Ethiopia became one of the few nations in recent history to launch two successful invasions of Europe, and claim several lands for itself. However, a coalition of nations worked to together with the aid of Ethiopia's former ally Neu Berlin, now a pale shadow of its former self, to destroy the Ethiopian possessions overseas. Neu Berlin today is a dominion of the Imperium following the German-Ethiopian War from 1921 to 1926.