Ras (title)
Ras (Amharic: ራስ, romanized: ras, lit. 'head' compare with Arabic Rais), is a royal title in the Ethiopian Semitic languages.[1] It is one of the powerful non-imperial titles.
Historian Harold G. Marcus equates the Ras title to a duke; others have compared it to "prince".[2]
The combined title of Leul Ras (Amharic: ልዑል ራስ) was given to the heads of the cadet branches of the Imperial dynasty, such as the Princes of Gojjam, Tigray, Ras Tafari Makonnen (Haile Selassie) and the Selalle sub-branch of the last reigning Shewan Branch, and meaning "Lord of Lords", the highest title of lord.
Historic Ras
- Ras Wolde Selassie (1736 - 1816)
- Ras Sabagadis Woldu (1780 – 1831)
- Ras Alula (1827 – 1897)
- Ras Gobana Dacche (1821 – 1889)
- Ras Mekonnen Wolde Mikael (1852-1906)
- Ras Mengesha Yohannes (1868-1906)
- Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes (1869/70-10 June 1888)
- Ras Sebhat Aregawi (1892-1914)
- Ras Gugsa Welle
- Ras Gugsa Araya Selassie
- Ras Kassa Haile Darge (1881 – 1956)
- Ras Tafari (the latter emperor Haile Selassie, 1892 – 1975)
- Ras Darge Sahle Selassie (1830 – 23 March 1900)
- Ras Abebe Aregai (1903– 1960)
- Ras Wubneh Tessema (1943-1974)
- Ras SOLIDG (1983-Present)
References
- Haile Selassie, Western Education, and Political Revolution in Ethiopia. Cambria Press. ISBN 9781621969143.
- E.g., Don Jaide, "An Etymology of the word Ras-Tafari – By Ras Naftali", Rasta Liveware, June 2, 2014; accessed 2019.06.24.
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