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The middle Ages
Written by Agaredech Jemaneh   
Image here:Yekuno Amlak

Truely clash of religions has been and still is the shaping factor of our world and societies, and Ethiopia is not an exception from that rule. Jesuits made little headway in 15th century to be banished in the 17th by King Fasiledus, who established the then capital of Ethiopia, Gondar. Right before that, in the same century, Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim (Gragn) of Somali occupied Ethiopian highlands heading a Moslem army, strongly backed by Ottoman Turkey.


Tags:  Ethiopia middle Ages Dynasty Fasiledus History
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 March 2007 )
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