Negus of Abyssinia

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Christian ruler monarch royal title

The Negus of Abyssinia was the Christian king of the ancient Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum, historically noted for offering refuge to early Muslims and playing a role in early Islamic history.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Negus of Abyssinia canonical 4
King of Axum 1
Ras Kassa I 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ruler ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Ethiopia ⓘ
surface form: Abyssinia
associatedReligion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
associatedWithEvent migration of early Muslims to Abyssinia ⓘ
capitalOfRealm Aksum ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Aksumite Empire ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Aksum
culturalContext Ethiopian history ⓘ
governedPeople Aksumite Empire ⓘ
surface form: Aksumites
governedRegion Horn of Africa ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
historicalReputation just ruler ⓘ
knownInIslamicSourcesAs al‑Najāshī ⓘ
mentionedIn Hadith literature ⓘ
Islamic historiography ⓘ
notableFor offering refuge to early Muslims ⓘ
role in early Islamic history ⓘ
partOf Aksumite Empire ⓘ
positionHeldBy Aksumite king ⓘ
region East Africa ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousPolicy tolerant toward early Muslims ⓘ
roleInIslamicTradition protector of Muslim refugees ⓘ
successorTitle Negusa Nagast ⓘ
timePeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
titleHolderClass king ⓘ
usedInLanguage Amharic ⓘ
Geʽez ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Umm Habiba → marriageContractConductedBy → Negus of Abyssinia ⓘ
Umm Habiba → mahrPaidBy → Negus of Abyssinia ⓘ
Hijra to Abyssinia → involvedPerson → Negus of Abyssinia ⓘ
this entity surface form: al-Najāshī (the Negus of Aksum)
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan → marriageGuardian → Negus of Abyssinia ⓘ
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan → dowryPaidBy → Negus of Abyssinia ⓘ
Emperor of Ethiopia → predecessorTitle → Negus of Abyssinia ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of Axum
Ras Kass → stageNameDerivedFrom → Negus of Abyssinia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ras Kassa I