Habesha History

Fasil Ghebbi, Gondär

The medieval capital

Within this walled royal enclosure, emperors of the Gondarine period built palaces, churches, and public buildings across the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Period: 17th–18th centuries
Place: Amhara, Ethiopia
Photograph: A.Savin · FAL 1.3

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Prehistory

Before local written records

Antiquity

c. 1000 BCE–7th century CE

Medieval history

8th–18th centuries CE

Modern history

19th century onwards

Late 19th century
ደግያት ባህታ ሓጎስ/Daggiyat Bahta Hagos
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