Gabra Śellāsē Walda Aragāy, Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz, approximately 1844-1912

Born in approximately 1844 in Dabra Berhān, Gabra Śellāsē Walda Aragāy was a close associate of the future Emperor Menilek as a youth, ultimately becoming his principal private secretary (Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz) in 1876 and, at the end of his career, Ethiopia's first Minister of Pen (1907-1910). In addition to serving as the inaugural Nebura ed of Addis Ālam Māryām Church (1903-1912), he was a long time patron and head of Rāgu'ēl Church in Addis Ababa, where he was buried upon his death in 1912.

HMML ID
192828806793
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/192828806793
LC name
Gabra Selasse Walda Aragay, approximately 1844-1912
HMML name
Gabra Śellāsē Walda Aragāy, Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz, approximately 1844-1912
HMML native script
ገብረ ፡ ሥላሴ ፡ ወልደ ፡ አረጋይ
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96023253
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/41818770

Variants

  • Aläqa Gäbrä Selasé
  • Aläqa Gäbrä Sellasé
  • Gabra Śellāsē
  • Gäbrä Sellasé
  • ገብረ ፡ ሥላሴ
  • Ṣähafé Tezaz Gäbrä Selasé
  • Ṣähafé Tezaz Gäbrä Sellasé
  • Ṣähafé Tezaz' Gäbrä Selassé
  • Ṣähafé Täzaz Gäbrä Sellasé

Personal information

Birth date
1844~
Death date
1912
Centuries
19th century CE ● 20th century CE
Gender
Males
Place born
Place died
Place residence
Associated countries
Occupations
Ranks
Minister of Pen ● Nebura ed
Fields of activity
Honorary titles
Alaqā ● Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz
Languages

Affiliations

Affiliation

Personal relationships

Colleagues
Associates

General notes

Citations
Bairu Tafla, "Three Portraits: Ato Aṣmä Giyorgis, Ras Gobäna Dači and Ṣähafé Tezaz Gäbrä Selassé," Journal of Ethiopian Studies 5, no. 2 (1967): 133-138.
Description
ገብረ ፡ ሥላሴ = Gabra Śellāsē
Citations
EMML 200, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed October 15, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202048.

Preferred citation

"Gabra Śellāsē Walda Aragāy, Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz, approximately 1844-1912." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified March 10, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/192828806793

Change notes

Date added
2021-10-15
Last edited
2022-03-10

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