Ethiopia is home to SIX Royal Medieval Castles. In this video, I travel to Gondar, Ethiopia to learn about the royal castles & history of Emperor Fasilides and his descendants.
*Apologies for the shaky camera as my stabilizer broke in my luggage.*
00:00 – Intro & Montage of Gondar Castles
1:35 – Overview of Gondar and list of Kings
2:16 – Taxi ride with Random Kid
3:00 – Meeting the tour guide and history of why Gondar was found
3:59 – #1: Castle of Emperor Fasilides
6:52 - #2: Castle of Emperor Yohannes I
7:37 - #3: Castle of Emperor Iyasu the Great & Royal Prisons
11:40 – List of other buildings
12:00 – Royal Library of Ethiopia
12:47 – Lion Cages & the Lion of Judah
14:32 - #4: Castle of Emperor Dawit the III & the Music Hall
16: 05 - #5: Castle of Emperor Bakaffa & his Fascinating Love Story
18:37 - #6: Castle of Empress Menewab, Emperor Iyasu II, & Emperor Iyoas I
19:35 - Zemene Mesafint (Era of Princes) & Emperor Tewodros II
20:36 - Coming next
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