Ras

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Ethiopian noble title hereditary title

Ras is a high-ranking Ethiopian noble title historically bestowed upon powerful regional rulers and military leaders, roughly equivalent to a duke or prince.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ras (Ethiopian title) 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethiopian noble title ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Ethiopian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
culturalSignificance associated with feudal power structures in Ethiopia ⓘ
symbol of aristocratic status in Ethiopia ⓘ
domain aristocracy ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
regional governance ⓘ
etymology derived from Ge'ez and Amharic word for "head" or "chief" ⓘ
gender typically male title ⓘ
governmentalSystem feudal monarchy of Ethiopia ⓘ
grantedBy Emperor of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherRankThan Dejazmach ⓘ
Fitawrari NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole title for powerful regional rulers ⓘ
title for senior military commanders ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Amharic ⓘ
mayBeCombinedWith governor of a province ⓘ
notableHolder Ras Alula Engida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ras Gobena Dachi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ras Kassa Haile Darge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ras Mengesha Yohannes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ras Tafari Makonnen NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInHierarchy high-ranking nobility ⓘ
powerType administrative authority ⓘ
military command ⓘ
territorial authority ⓘ
rankComparableTo duke ⓘ
prince ⓘ
regionAssociated Gojjam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tigray NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTitle Dejazmach ⓘ
Leul NERFINISHED ⓘ
Negus NERFINISHED ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority civil administration ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ
tax collection ⓘ
status noble rank ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century Ethiopia ⓘ
20th century Ethiopia ⓘ
early modern Ethiopia ⓘ
medieval Ethiopia ⓘ
usedIn Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
modern Ethiopia ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael → honorificTitle → Ras ⓘ
Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael → militaryRank → Ras ⓘ
Makonnen Wolde Mikael → nobleTitle → Ras ⓘ