Ḫāyla Śellāsē, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
He ruled 1930-1974, the last Emperor of Ethiopia; he fled Ethiopia in 1936 during the Italian occupation, returning in 1941.
- HMML ID
- 822584334324
- PURL
- LC name
- Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
- HMML name
- Ḫāyla Śellāsē, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
- HMML native script
- ኃይለ ፡ ሥላሴ
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Ailè Sellassiè I
- Haila Selasi I
- Haile Sellasie I
- Haile Sellassie I
- Haileh Selaseh I
- Haille Sellassie I
- Hajle Sellasje I
- Haylah Silāsī I
- H̲āyla Śelāsé I
- Rastafari, Jah
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1892-07-23
- Death date
- 1975-08
- Centuries
- 19th century CE ● 20th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place born
- Place died
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Honorary titles
- Emperor of Ethiopia ● King ● Rās
Personal relationships
- Parents
- Spouses
- Related to
- Mikā'ēl, King of Wallo, approximately 1850-1918 (Grandfather-in-law)
- Menilek II, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1844-1913 (Cousin)
General notes
- Description
- Born 23 July 1892 in Eğğersāgoro; died 1975 in Addis Ababa; last Emperor of Ethiopia; first cousin of Menilek II, Emperor of Ethiopia; grandson in-law of Mikā'ēl, King of Wallo; alternate names: Tafari, rās Tafari (note that rās is a title, though often interpreted as part of the name)
- Citations
- Siegbert Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 2, D-Ha (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005), 1060-1066.
Preferred citation
"Ḫāyla Śellāsē, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 16, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/822584334324
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-06-21
- Last edited
- 2022-02-16