Ras ( compare with

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Rais or Hebrew Rosh), is a royal title in the Ethiopian Semitic languages. It is one of the powerful non-imperial titles. Historian

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equates the Ras title to a

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".''E.g.'', Don Jaide,
An Etymology of the word Ras-Tafari – By Ras Naftali
, Rasta Liveware, June 2, 2014; accessed 2019.06.24. 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 I ( gez, ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, Qädamawi Häylä Səllasé, ; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia ('' ...

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 Wolde Selassie (; c.1736 - 28 May 1816) was Ras of the Tigray province between 1788-1816, and Regent of the Ethiopian Empire between 1797-1800. John J. Halls, in his ''Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt'', preserves a description of this power ...

(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)

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Historic Ras

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