{"slug": "gondar", "label": "Gondar", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondar", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218861", "qid": "Q218861", "description": "city, former capital of Ethiopia", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1636, 1770], "span_label": ["1636 CE", "1770 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ethiopia", "label": "Ethiopia", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "april", "label": "April", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ethiopian-empire", "label": "Ethiopian Empire", "shared": 2}], "items": [{"year": 1636, "year_label": "1636 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Fasilides founds the city of Gondar, which becomes the capital of Ethiopia for the next two centuries.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358525522#Date_unknown", "title": "1636", "revid": 1358525522, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1668, "year_label": "1668 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Yohannes I of Ethiopia convenes a church council in Gondar, which decides to expel all Roman Catholics from the country.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365989896#Date_unknown", "title": "1668", "revid": 1365989896, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1696, "year_label": "1696 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "April", "text": "April – A fire destroys the Gra Bet (Left Quarter) of Gondar, the capital of Ethiopia. The fire starts \"in the house of a prostitute\" and destroys many buildings, including the churches of St. George, Takla Haymanot and Iyasu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361123555#April–June", "title": "1696", "revid": 1361123555, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1700, "year_label": "1700 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "April", "text": "April – Fire destroys many buildings in Gondar, the capital of Ethiopia, including two in the palace complex.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366570351#April–June", "title": "1700", "revid": 1366570351, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1704, "year_label": "1704 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "An earthquake strikes Gondar, Ethiopia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358992532#Date_unknown", "title": "1704", "revid": 1358992532, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1770, "year_label": "1770 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "February 14", "text": "February 14 – Scottish explorer James Bruce arrives at Gondar, capital of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia) and is received by the Emperor Tekle Haymanot II and Ras Mikael Sehul.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368310921#January–_March", "title": "1770", "revid": 1368310921, "section": "Events › January– March"}}]}