Negusa Nagast

E161990

Negusa Nagast is the traditional Ge'ez title meaning "King of Kings," historically used by Ethiopian emperors as a symbol of supreme imperial authority.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Negusa Nagast canonical 4
Negusa Nagastə 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ge'ez-language term
royal title
appearsIn Kebra Nagast
associatedWithCapital Addis Ababa
Aksum
Gondar
associatedWithDynasty Solomonic dynasty
Zagwe dynasty
associatedWithRegalia Ethiopian imperial crown
Ethiopian imperial throne
associatedWithReligion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
associatedWithTitleHolder Haile Selassie I
Menelik II
Tewodros II
Yohannes IV
claimsDescentFrom King Solomon
Queen of Sheba
linked to: QueenOfSheba
country Ethiopia
culturalContext Ethiopian Empire
denotesRank emperor
sovereign
supreme monarch
governsOver Ethiopian Empire
hasFemaleCounterpart Itege
hasGender masculine title
hasVariantSpelling Negusa Nagastə
linked to: Negusa Nagast

Nəgusä Nägäst
linked to: Fetha Nagast
higherRankThan Negus
language Ge'ez
lastBearer Haile Selassie I
literalMeaning King of Kings
partOf Ethiopian imperial titulature
precededBy Negus
region Horn of Africa
relatedConcept Basileus Basileōn
linked to: Basileus

Imperator
Shahanshah
script Ge'ez script
linked to: Geʽez script
symbolizes continuity of the Ethiopian monarchy
supreme imperial authority
universal kingship
timePeriod antiquity to 20th century
typeOfMonarchy hereditary monarchy
usedBy Ethiopian emperors
linked to: Emperor of Ethiopia

House of Solomon
Solomonic dynasty
Zagwe dynasty
usedInCoronation Ethiopian imperial coronation ceremonies
usedUntil 1974

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Referenced by (5)

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

Haile Selassie I title Negusa Nagast
Solomonic dynasty usesTitle Negusa Nagast
Negus of Abyssinia successorTitle Negusa Nagast
Negusa Nagast hasVariantSpelling Negusa Nagastə
linked to: Negusa Nagast
Emperor of Ethiopia alsoKnownAs Negusa Nagast