Zagwe dynasty

State · 947–1271 CE · at its largest around 947 CE

Christian dynasty that ruled the Ethiopian highlands from its capital at Roha (later Lalibela), famed for its rock-hewn churches, before being displaced by the Solomonic dynasty.

On its lands while it lasted

• Rock-hewn churches of Lalibela (c. 1200 CE): Eleven monolithic churches carved out of rock around the late 12th and early 13th centuries under King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty.

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