Habta Giyorgis Dināgdē, Fitāwrāri, 1854-1926

He was an important military figure in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Ethiopia, who was often a key power broker in the political domain in the years following Emperor Menilek's stroke. He served as Minister of War from 1907 until his death in 1926, and he was responsible for construction of the church building of Qeddus Rufā'ēl Church in Addis Ababa. He is buried at Mannāgašā Qeddus Giyorgis Church in Addis Ababa.

HMML ID
928131956609
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/928131956609
LC name
Habtagiyorgis Dinagdé, -1926
HMML name
Habta Giyorgis Dināgdē, Fitāwrāri, 1854-1926
HMML native script
ሀብተ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ ፡ ዲናግዴ
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005082371
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/73592115

Variants

  • Dinagdé, Habtagiyorgis
  • Fitawrari Habte-Giyorgis
  • Fitāwrāri Habta Giyorgis
  • Habta Giyorgis
  • Habte Giorgis
  • Habtä Giyorgis Dinagde
  • Yädesa

Personal information

Birth date
1854-05-04
Death date
1926-12-12
Centuries
19th century CE ● 20th century CE
Gender
Males
Place died
Place residence
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Occupations
Ranks
Chief of the palace servants ● Governor ● Minister of War
Fields of activity
Honorary titles
Fitāwrāri
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General notes

Description
Buried at Mannāgašā Qeddus Giyorgis Church in Addis Ababa
Citations
Haile Gabriel Dagne, "The Establishment of Churches in Addis Ababa," in Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Centenary of Addis Ababa, November 24-25, 1986 (Addis Ababa: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, 1987), 64.
Description
Habtä Giyorgis Dinagde; Yädesa
Citations
Siegbert Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 2, D-Ha (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005), 952.
Description
Fitawrari Habte-Giyorgis
Citations
Haile Gabriel Dagne, "The Establishment of Churches in Addis Ababa," in Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Centenary of Addis Ababa, November 24-25, 1986 (Addis Ababa: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, 1987), 68.
Description
Fitāwrāri Habta Giyorgis
Citations
William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. I: Project Numbers 1-300 (Collegeville: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1975), 258, https://archive.org/details/EMMLCatalog01.
Citations
EMML 247, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.

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"Habta Giyorgis Dināgdē, Fitāwrāri, 1854-1926." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified December 15, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/person/928131956609

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Date added
2021-10-12
Last edited
2021-12-15

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