Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah

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honorific title messianic title regnal title

Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah is a regal and messianic title associated with Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, especially revered within the Rastafari movement.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah canonical	5
Christ as Lion of Judah	1
The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1399445 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
Context triple: [Haile Selassie I, alsoKnownAs, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah]

A. Lion of God
Lion of God is an honorific title traditionally associated with exceptional bravery and valor in early Islamic history, most famously borne by the warrior Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
B. The Glory
The Glory is a track from Kanye West's acclaimed 2007 album "Graduation," known for its soulful production and reflective lyrics about success and perseverance.
C. Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
D. Soldier King
Soldier King is the moniker of Frederick William I of Prussia, the early 18th-century monarch renowned for transforming Prussia into a highly militarized and efficiently administered state.
E. The Warrior King
The Warrior King is the epithet of Charles XII of Sweden, a militaristic early 18th-century monarch famed for his bold campaigns during the Great Northern War.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
Target entity description: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah is a regal and messianic title associated with Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, especially revered within the Rastafari movement.

A. Lion of God
Lion of God is an honorific title traditionally associated with exceptional bravery and valor in early Islamic history, most famously borne by the warrior Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
B. The Glory
The Glory is a track from Kanye West's acclaimed 2007 album "Graduation," known for its soulful production and reflective lyrics about success and perseverance.
C. Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
D. Soldier King
Soldier King is the moniker of Frederick William I of Prussia, the early 18th-century monarch renowned for transforming Prussia into a highly militarized and efficiently administered state.
E. The Warrior King
The Warrior King is the epithet of Charles XII of Sweden, a militaristic early 18th-century monarch famed for his bold campaigns during the Great Northern War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	honorific title ⓘ messianic title ⓘ regnal title ⓘ
appearsIn	Ethiopian imperial seals ⓘ Rastafarian art ⓘ Rastafarian music lyrics ⓘ
associatedWith	Haile Selassie I ⓘ Rastafari movement ⓘ
connectedConcept	Ethiopianism ⓘ linked to: Afrocentrism Pan-Africanism ⓘ Zion ⓘ
equivalentTitle	Lion of Judah ⓘ
hasOriginInText	Book of Revelation ⓘ Revelation 5:5 ⓘ
honorificFor	Haile Selassie I as God (Jah) in Rastafari ⓘ linked to: Haile Selassie I is divine
iconography	Ethiopian flag colors ⓘ lion ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
linkedToDynasty	Solomonic dynasty ⓘ
linkedToFigure	King Solomon ⓘ Queen of Sheba ⓘ linked to: QueenOfSheba
linkedToTribe	Tribe of Judah ⓘ
messianicAssociation	Second Coming of Christ ⓘ
partOf	Ethiopian imperial titulature ⓘ
regionOfSignificance	Caribbean ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ
regnalAssociation	Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ
religiousFunction	affirmation of divine kingship ⓘ symbol of liberation ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Rastafari ⓘ linked to: Rastafari movement
symbolizes	Jesus Christ ⓘ Judah ⓘ messianic kingship ⓘ royalty ⓘ strength ⓘ victory ⓘ
theologicalRole	title for Haile Selassie I in Rastafari ⓘ linked to: Haile Selassie I is divine title for the Messiah ⓘ
titleOf	Haile Selassie I ⓘ
usedBy	Ethiopian emperors ⓘ Rastafari adherents ⓘ
usedIn	Rastafarian chants ⓘ Rastafarian prayers ⓘ reggae music ⓘ
veneratedBy	Rastafarians ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Haile Selassie I → alsoKnownAs → Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ⓘ

Elect of God → relatedTo → Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ⓘ

Emperor of Ethiopia → style → Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ⓘ

Jesus as Lamb of God → contrastsWith → Christ as Lion of Judah ⓘ

linked to: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah

Earthstrong of Haile Selassie I → associatedTitleOfHonoree → Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ⓘ

Ethiopian imperial titulature → includesDynasticClaim → Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ⓘ

Imperial coat of arms of Ethiopia → mottoTranslation → The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ⓘ