Editing Haile Selassie (section)

==Name==
Haile Selassie was known as a child as '''Lij Tafari Makonnen''' ({{langx|gez|ልጅ ተፈሪ መኮንን|Ləj Täfäri Mäkonnən|links=no}}). ''[[Lij (title)|Lij]]'' is translated as "child" and serves to indicate that a youth is of noble blood. His given name ''Tafari'' means "one who is respected or feared". Like most Ethiopians, his personal name "Tafari" is followed by that of his father [[Makonnen Wolde Mikael|Makonnen]] and that of his grandfather Woldemikael. His name ''Haile Selassie'' was given to him at his infant baptism and adopted again as part of his [[regnal name]] in 1930.<ref name=":1" />

On 1 November 1905, at the age of 13, Tafari was appointed by his father as the Dejazmatch of Gara Mulatta (a region some twenty miles southwest of Harar).<ref name="Autobiography Vol. I (Hardcover) p.20">{{cite book|last1=Selassie|first1=Haile I|title=My Life and Ethiopia's Progress: The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie I, translated from Amharic by Edward Ullendorff|date=1976|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Great Britain|isbn=0-19-713589-7|page=20}}</ref> The literal translation of Dejazmatch is "keeper of the door"; it is a title of nobility equivalent to a [[count]].<ref>Copley, Gregory R. ''Ethiopia Reaches Her Hand Unto God: Imperial Ethiopia's Unique Symbols, Structures and Role in the Modern World''. Published by Defense & Foreign Affairs, part of the International Strategic Studies Association, 1998. {{ISBN|1-892998-00-9}}. p. 115</ref> On 27 September 1916, he was proclaimed Crown Prince and heir apparent to the throne (''Alga Worrach''),<ref name="The Order of Coronation p. 97">{{cite book|last1=Bellizzi|first1=Francesco|last2=Wondim|first2=Simeon|last3=Feqade|first3=Ras|title=The Order of Coronation|date=2013|publisher=Debre Zeyt Books|location=Italy|isbn=978-88-908905-0-5|page=97}}</ref><ref name="Copley p. 114" /> and appointed [[Regent]] Plenipotentiary (''Balemulu Silt'an [[Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles|Enderase]]'').<ref name="The Order of Coronation p. 97" /><ref name="Autobiography Vol. I (Hardcover) pp.48-50">{{cite book|last1=Selassie|first1=Haile I|title=My Life and Ethiopia's Progress: The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie I, translated from Amharic by Edward Ullendorff|date=1976|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Great Britain|isbn=0-19-713589-7|pages=48–50}}</ref> On 11 February 1917, he was crowned Le'ul-Ras<ref name="Steffanson 2" /> and became known as [[Ras (title)|Ras]] Tafari Makonnen {{audio|Ras Teferi Mekonnen.ogg|listen}}. ''[[Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles|Ras]]'' is translated as "head"<ref name="babylon172">{{Harvnb |Murrell | pp = 172–173}}</ref><ref name="Copley p. 114">Copley, Gregory R. ''Ethiopia Reaches Her Hand Unto God: Imperial Ethiopia's Unique Symbols, Structures and Role in the Modern World''. Published by Defense & Foreign Affairs, part of the International Strategic Studies Association, 1998. {{ISBN|1-892998-00-9}}. p. 114</ref> and is a rank of nobility equivalent to a [[duke]],<ref name="Copley p. 114" />{{Sfn | Haile Selassie 1999 | loc = vol. 2, p. xiii}} though it is often rendered in translation as "prince". Originally the title ''[[Le'ul]]'', which means "Your Highness", was only ever used as a form of address;<ref name="KING OF KINGS p. 325" /> however, in 1916 the title ''Le'ul-Ras'' replaced the senior office of ''Ras [[Bitwoded]]'' and so became the equivalent of a [[Royal Duke|royal duke]].<ref>{{harvnb|Asserate|p=350}}</ref><ref>Copley, Gregory R. ''Ethiopia Reaches Her Hand Unto God: Imperial Ethiopia's Unique Symbols, Structures and Role in the Modern World''. Published by Defense & Foreign Affairs, part of the International Strategic Studies Association, 1998. {{ISBN|1-892998-00-9}}. p. 117</ref> In 1928, [[Empress Zewditu]] planned on granting him the throne of Shewa; however, at the last moment opposition from certain provincial rulers caused a change and his title ''[[Negus]]'' or "King" was conferred without geographical qualification or definition.<ref name="Steffanson">{{cite book|last1=Steffanson|first1=Borg G.|last2=Starret|first2=Ronald K.|title=Documents on Ethiopian Politics Vol. II|date=1976|publisher=Documentary Publications|location=North Carolina, U.S.|isbn=0-89712-008-6|page=112}}</ref><ref>Bahru Zewde (2001). ''A History of Modern Ethiopia'' (2nd ed.). Oxford: James Currey. p. 135. {{ISBN|0-85255-786-8}}.</ref>

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On 2 November 1930, after the death of Empress Zewditu, Tafari was crowned ''Negusa Nagast'', literally "King of Kings", rendered in English as "Emperor".<ref name="roberts">{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=Neil|year=2015|title=Freedom as Marronage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xoMLBgAAQBAJ|publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]]|page=175|access-date=12 October 2015|isbn=978-0-226-20104-7}}</ref> Upon his ascension, he took as his regnal name Haile Selassie I. ''Haile'' means in Ge'ez "Power of" and ''Selassie'' means [[trinity]]{{snd}}therefore ''Haile Selassie'' roughly translates to "Power of the Trinity".{{Sfn |Murrell | p = 159}} Selassie's full title in office was "By the Conquering [[Lion of the Tribe of Judah]], [[His Imperial Majesty]] Haile Selassie I, [[Emperor of Ethiopia|King of Kings]] of Ethiopia, Lord of Lords, Elect of God".<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Rubenson|first1=Sven|title=The Lion of the Tribe of Judah Christian Symbol and/or Imperial Title|journal=Journal of Ethiopian Studies|date=July 1965|volume=3|issue=2|page=85}}</ref><ref name="Steffanson 2">{{cite book|last1=Steffanson|first1=Borg G.|last2=Starrett|first2=Ronald K.|title=Documents on Ethiopian Politics Vol. I: The Decline of Menelik II to the Emergence of Ras Tafari, later known as Haile Selassie, 1910–1919|date=1976|publisher=Documentary Publications|location=Salisbury, North Carolina|isbn=0-89712-008-6|page=133}}</ref><ref name="KING OF KINGS p. 325">{{harvnb|Asserate|p=325}}</ref><ref name="Charles F. Rey">{{cite book|last1=Rey|first1=Charles F.|title=The Real Abyssinia|date=1935|publisher=J. B. Lippincott Company|location=New York City.|isbn=0-8371-2656-8|page=117}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hassen |first1=Getachew Makonnen |title=ንጉሥ ነገሥት ከ1884–1967 ("King of Kings b.1892–1975") |date=1992 |location=Addis Ababa |page=5}}</ref>{{refn|[[Ge'ez]] {{lang|gez|ግርማዊ ቀዳማዊ አፄ ኃይለ ሥላሴ ሞዓ}} {{lang |gez|አንበሳ ዘእምነገደ ይሁዳ ንጉሠ ነገሥት ዘኢትዮጵያ ሰዩመ እግዚአብሔር}}<!--This text is in Ethiopic. Please don't remove.-->; ''girmāwī ḳedāmāwī 'aṣē ḫayle śillāsē, mō'ā 'anbessā ze'imneggede yihudā niguse negest ze'ītyōṗṗyā, siyume 'igzī'a'bihēr''.<ref name=Kasuka19/>|group=nb}} This title reflects Ethiopian dynastic traditions, which hold that all monarchs must trace their lineage to [[Menelik I]], who is described by the [[Kebra Nagast]] (a 14th-century CE national epic) as the son of the tenth-century BCE [[King Solomon]] and the [[Queen of Sheba]].<ref>Ghai, Yash P. (2000), ''Autonomy and Ethnicity: Negotiating Competing Claims in Multi-Ethnic States''. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|0-521-78642-8}}, p. 176.</ref>

To Ethiopians, Selassie has been known by many names, including Janhoy ("His Majesty") Talaqu Meri ("Great Leader") and Abba Tekel ("Father of Tekel", his [[horse name]]).<ref name="Kasuka19">{{cite book|last=Kasuka|first=Bridgette|title=Prominent African Leaders Since Independence|publisher=Bankole Kamara Taylor|year=2012|isbn=978-1-4700-4358-2|page=19}}</ref> The [[Rastafari movement]] employs many of these appellations, also referring to him as [[Jah]], Jah Jah, Jah Rastafari, and HIM (the abbreviation of "His Imperial Majesty").<ref name="Kasuka19" />