Ras (title)
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Ras, is a noble title in the Ethiopian Semitic languages. It is one of the powerful non-imperial titles. Pronounced rəʾs in Geʽez, historian Harold G. Marcus equates the Ras title to a duke; others ha
Makonnen Wolde Mikael, known simply as Ras Makonnen, and his followers of the Ethiopian nobility
Until the end of the Ethiopian monarchy in 1975, there were two categories of nobility in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Mesafint, the hereditary royal nobility, formed the upper echelon of the ruling clas
Ras (title)
…Ras (Amharic: ራስ, romanized: ras, lit. 'head' 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. Pronounced rəʾs in Geʽez, historian Harold G. Marcus equates the Ras…
Negusa Nagast Haile Selassie with other Ethiopian nobles and retainers.
Emperor Haile Selassie of the Solomonic dynasty