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Fasilides

1603 - 1667

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Fasilides (Ge'ez: ፋሲለደስ; Fāsīladas; 20 November 1603 – 18 October 1667), also known as Fasil, Basilide, or Basilides (as in the works of Edward Gibbon), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1632 to his death on 18 October 1667, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Alam Sagad (Ge'ez: ዓለም ሰገድ). Renowned as the founder of Gondar, the capital of the Ethiopian Empire, Fasilides ushered in the Gondarine period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fasilides has received more than 271,120 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Fasilides is the 12,388th most popular politician (down from 9,937th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Ethiopian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fasilides ranks 12,388 out of 19,576. Before him are Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, Marduk-zakir-shumi I, Shehu Shagari, Guillermo León Valencia, John Hay, and Nicolò Contarini. After him are Angelica Singleton Van Buren, Terentius Maximus, Mariano Paredes, Taneti Mamau, Lucius Calpurnius Bestia, and Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1603, Fasilides ranks 17. Before him are Michel Le Tellier, Marco Uccellini, Cornelis Bloemaert, Roger Williams, Johannes Cocceius, and Gysbert Japiks. After him are Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst, and Valentin Conrart. Among people deceased in 1667, Fasilides ranks 17. Before him are Peter Snayers, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, Thomas de Keyser, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Ferenc Wesselényi, and Franz Tunder. After him are Melchiorre Cafà, Jean de Thévenot, John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Johann von Rist, Grégoire de Saint-Vincent, and Jacobus Golius.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Fasilides ranks 33 out of 105. Before him are Wilfred Thesiger (1910), Gudit (950), Mulatu Astatke (1943), Zara Yaqob (1399), Miruts Yifter (1944), and Dawit II (1496). After him are Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Genesius of Rome (250), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Ezana of Axum (325), Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), and Hailemariam Desalegn (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Fasilides ranks 23. Before him are Taytu Betul (1851), Amha Selassie (1916), Yohannes IV (1837), Negasso Gidada (1943), Gudit (950), and Dawit II (1496). After him are Ezana of Axum (325), Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Susenyos I (1572), Tafari Benti (1921), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), and Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937).

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