Gondar becomes Ethiopia's capital
Emperor Fasilides gives Ethiopia a permanent capital
Emperor Fasilides made Gondar Ethiopia's permanent capital and built a stone castle there. The royal enclosure of Fasil Ghebbi, with its palaces and churches, became the centre of Ethiopian culture for two centuries.
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- Galileo Galilei (aged 72)
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- Michael I (aged 40)
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