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Ras (title)

Royal title in the Ethiopian Empire

Royal title in the Ethiopian Empire

Ras ( compare with Arabic Rais or Hebrew Rosh), is a noble title in the Ethiopian Semitic languages. 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".

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 and the Selalle sub-branch of the last reigning Shewan Branch, and meaning "Lord of Lords", the highest title of lord.

Historic Ras

  • Ras Hamalmal of Kambata (16th century)
  • Ras Fasil
  • 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)

References

References

  1. "Haile Selassie, Western Education, and Political Revolution in Ethiopia". Cambria Press.
  2. ''E.g.'', Don Jaide, "[https://www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/an-etymology-of-the-word-ras-tafari-by-ras-naftali/ An Etymology of the word Ras-Tafari – By Ras Naftali]", Rasta Liveware, June 2, 2014; accessed 2019.06.24.
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