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Fasilides

Type Figure Region Ethiopia Time 1603–1667 Also known as Bazalides、Emperor Fasilides of Ethiopia

Fasilides (1603–1667), Solomonic emperor of Ethiopia, succeeded his father Susenyos in 1632;…

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  1. 1632–1640Gondar · GondarAfter acceding in 1632 Fasilides quickly reversed the policy making Catholicism the state religion, expelled the Jesuits, reasserted Ethiopian Orthodox authority, and built palaces and churches in Gondar, establishing the Gondar political and cultural tradition for the next century and more.

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