Fasilides
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Fasilides, also known as Fasil, Basilide, or Basilides, 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.
Mural depicting Emperor Fasilides at Ura Kidane Mehret Church, Ethiopia
Sebara Dildiy (broken bridge in Amharic) was one of seven stone bridges built over the Blue Nile River during Fasilides reign.
Stamp depicting Emperor Fasil and Gonder by Afewerk Tekle
Gondarine period
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The Gondarine period was a period of Ethiopian history between the ascension of Emperor Fasilides in 1632 and a period of decentralization in 1769, known as the Zemene Mesafint.
The Fasil Ghebbi in Gondar, an important royal fortress in that era
Contemporary painting of Empress Mentewab at Narga Selassie Church (18th century)
Emperor Susenyos I receiving Portuguese Jesuit Afonso Mendes
Pictorial diagram of Fasil Ghebbi