House of Zagwe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Zagwe
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Lalibela
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Agaw
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:rock-hewn_churches_of_Lalibela
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Middle_Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label House of Zagwe
gptkbp:knownFor religious architecture
promoting Christianity
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ge'ez
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Gebre_Mesqel_Lalibela
gptkb:Mara_Takla_Haymanot
gptkb:Na'akueto_La'ab
gptkbp:overthrownBy gptkb:Yekuno_Amlak
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Aksumite_Empire
gptkbp:region northern Ethiopia
gptkbp:reignEnd 1270
gptkbp:reignStart c. 900
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Solomonic_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ethiopian_royal_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7