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
https://w3id.org/haf/person/822584334324
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
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79043431
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/66475642

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

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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