Ras (Amharic: ራስ, romanized: ras, lit. 'head' compare with Arabic Rais or Hebrew Rosh), 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 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
- 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)
See also
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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