Gebre Mesqel Lalibela
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Bugna |
| Ethiopia | |
| Reign | 1181–1221 |
| Parents | Jan Seyum |
| Successor | Na'akueto La'ab |
| Children | Yetbarak |
| Died | Lalibela |
| Ethiopia | |
| 1221 | |
| Lalibela | |
| Ethiopia | |
| Grandparents | Mara Takla Haymanot |
| Burial | Bete Golgotha |
| Lalibela | |
| Ethiopia | |
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| ID | 907937 |
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela Life story
Lalibela, regnal name Gebre Meskel, was a king of the Zagwe dynasty, reigning from 1181 to 1221. According to Taddesse Tamrat, he was the son of Jan Seyum and brother of Kedus Harbe. Perhaps the best-known Zagwe monarch, he is credited as the patron of the namesake monolithic rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela Photos
