- the
historical and
religious site was
named Lalibela after the King
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the
Zagwe dynasty, who
commissioned its construction. He is...
-
Amhara King
Yekuno Amlak. The
Zagwe are most
famous for
their king
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, who is
credited with
having ordered the
construction of the rock-hewn...
- and are
traditionally dated to the
reign of the
Zagwe (Agaw) king
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (r. c. 1181–1221). The
layout and
names of the
major buildings...
- by
tradition these were made
during the
reign of the
Zagwe ruler Gebre Mesqel Lalibela in the 12th century, but they were more
likely crafted in the 15th...
- calendar, or on 28
September in leap years). "Meskel" (or "Meskal" or "
Mesqel",
there are
various ways to
transliterate from Ge'ez to
Latin script) is...
-
Lalibela (Ge'ez: ላሊበላ),
regnal name
Gebre Meskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross"), was a king of the
Zagwe dynasty,
reigning from...
- to
having been
built during the
reign of the
Zagwe dynasty ruler Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (r. ca. 1181–1221).
Archaeological analyses have
discerned that...
-
Eastern Agaw are
known as Xamir. The
Southern Agaw are
known as Awi.
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela,
ruler of
Ethiopia who is
credited with
having constructed the...
- ṣiyōn, Amharic: አምደ ፅዮን āmde ṣiyōn, "Pillar of Zion"),
throne name
Gebre Mesqel (ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsḳal, "Servant of the Cross"), was
Emperor of Ethiopia...
-
Region of Ethiopia,
which is said to have been
commissioned by
Emperor Gebre Mesqel of Axum. He is one of the Nine
Saints of the
Ethiopian Orthodox Church....
