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Also known as Fasil, Basilide, ʿAlam Sagad

Fasilides (Ge'ez: ፋሲለደስ; Fāsīladas; 20 November 1603 – 18 October 1667), also known as Fasil, Basilide, or Basilides (as in the works of Edward Gibbon), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1632 to his death on 18 October 1667, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Alam Sagad (Ge'ez: ዓለም ሰገድ).

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Royalty.name
Fasilides
Royalty.title
Negusa Nagast
Royalty.succession
Emperor of Ethiopia
Royalty.image
Emperor-fasilides-king-of-ethiopia.jpg
Royalty.caption
Mural depicting Emperor Fasilides at Ura Kidane Mehret Church, Ethiopia
Royalty.reign
1632 – 18 October 1667
Royalty.predecessor
Susenyos I
Royalty.successor
Yohannes I
Royalty.regnal name
Alam Sagad
Royalty.issue
Four sons and one daughter, including Yohannes I and David
Royalty.dynasty
House of Solomon
Royalty.father
Susenyos I
Royalty.mother
Sahle Work
Royalty.birth_place
Bulga, Shewa, Ethiopian Empire
Royalty.death_place
Azezo, Ethiopian Empire
Royalty.burial_place
Daga Estifanos Monastery Daga Island, Lake Tana, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Royalty.religion
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo

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Monastero di ura kidanemihret, museo, corona donata dall'imperatore fasil, 1631-67 ca.jpg
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Fasilides of Ethiopia
date of birth
1603-11-20
date of death
1667-10-18
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Fasilides (Ge'ez: ፋሲለደስ; Fāsīladas; 20 November 1603 – 18 October 1667), also known as Fasil, Basilide, or Basilides (as in the works of Edward Gibbon), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1632 to his death on 18 October 1667, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Alam Sagad (Ge'ez: ዓለም ሰገድ).

Renowned as the founder of Gondar, the capital of the Ethiopian Empire, Fasilides ushered in the Gondarine period. Notably, he confiscated and exiled the Jesuits, while also establishing security alliances with neighboring Islamic sultanates. Additionally, he played a crucial role in leading the campaign against the Agaw rebels. In 1666, following his son Dawit's rebellion, Fasilides had him imprisoned in Wehni. The emperor himself died a year later and was buried in a monastery on Daga Island in Lake Tana.

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