#makonnen

[kemetic-dreams]

The term "Rastafari" derives from "Ras Tafari Makonnen", the pre-regnal title of Haile Selassie, the former Ethiopian emperor who occupies a central role in Rasta belief. The term "Ras" means a duke or prince in the Ethiopian Semitic languages; "Tafari Makonnen" was Selassie's personal name. It is unknown why the early Rastas adopted this form of Haile Selassie's name as the basis of the term for their religion. As well as being the religion's name, "Rastafari" is also used for the religion's practitioners themselves. Many commentators—including some academic sources and some practitioners—refer to the movement as "Rastafarianism". However, the term is disparaged by many Rastafari, who believe that the use of -ism implies religious doctrine and institutional organisation, things they wish to avoid.

Ras (Amharic: ራስ, romanized: ras, lit. 'head' compare with Arabic Rais or Hebrew Rosh), is a royal title in the Ethiopian Semitic languages. It is one of the powerful non-imperial titles.

Historian Harold G. Marcus equates the Ras title to a duke;[citation needed] others have compared it to "prince".

The combined title of Leul Ras (Amharic: ልዑል ራስ) was given to the heads of the cadet branches of the Imperial dynasty, such as the Princes of Gojjam, Tigray, Ras Tafari Makonnen and the Selalle sub-branch of the last reigning Shewan Branch, and meaning "Lord of Lords", the highest title of lord.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Ras Makonnen's Statue in Harar, Ethiopia

Ethiopian vintage postcard, mailed to Budapest, Hungary

[richardmurrayhumblr]

Models: Edna Tafari Makonnen side Jamal Akil Robinson Photographer: Kenny Holston Referral: Clark arrington https://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkarrington/52142459276/in/dateposted/

#rmaalbc #model #makonnen

[bookcoversonly]

Title: Last Gate of the Emperor | Author: Kwame Mbalia / Prince Joel Makonnen | Publisher: Scholastic (2021)

[cynical-things]

currently listening to lil peep and ilovemakonnen’s new album and i am very emotional

[manitat]

Slušam...

[qualitymoonsuit]

I just finished reading Last Gate of the Emperor, Book 2: The Royal Trials, by Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel Makkonen.

[impetuous-impulse]

Ah yes, typical methods of imperial conquest and expansion.

Another typical Napoleonic action: whooping Italy's behind!!!

A WILD ENCOUNTER! Rimbo is that you!?!?!?! Did you write any poems about Ras Makonnen?!

Modern-day Ethiopia lore...

I think this is a royal personage of Ethiopia who was Haile Selassie's father. (pinterest)

[vampirevatican]

songs that make me think of the bros:

Asmodeus

joyride - kesha

365 - charli xcx

she's such a bitch - mirage amuro

break a neck - odetari ft. ayesha erotica

Mammon

it boy - bbno$

nasty dog - sir mix a lot

pretty boy - joji ft lil yachty

I. pink toes - childish gambino

million dollar baby - tommy richman

i like tuh - carnage ft. i love makonnen

i wanna be your boyfriend - hot freaks

promiscuous - nelly furtardo, timbaland

ain't gonna answer - nle choppa ft. lil wayne

Leviathan

mbn - p4ker

campus - vampire weekend

like or like like - miniature tigers

what you know - two door cinema club

role playing game - sora mafu ura saka

snakelike (the stars collide) - what's a heart

Satan

oh my god - ida maria

brutus - the buttress

my way - frank sinatra

rule #4 - fish in a birdcage

Belphegor

as it was - harry styles

therefore you and me - miku & fuuki

Beelzebub

pad thai - jack stauber

im just a fan - tezzo touchdown

[abwwia]

#HERstory Zewditu (Ge'ez: ዘውዲቱ, born Askala Maryam; 29 April 1876 – 2 April 1930) was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930.

The first female head of an internationally recognized country in Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the first and only empress regnant of the Ethiopian Empire, her reign was noted for the reforms of her Regent and designated heir Ras Tafari Makonnen (who succeeded her as Emperor Haile Selassie I), about which she was at best ambivalent and often stridently opposed, due to her staunch conservatism and strong religious devotion. She is the most recent empress regnant, as well as the last female Ethiopian head of state until the 2018 election. Via Wikipedia

#Zewditu #AskalaMaryam #Empress #Ethiopia #PalianShow #africanherstory #ethiopianwomen #lastfemale #womeninpower #EthiopianEmpire

[qualitymoonsuit]

I just started reading Last Gate of the Emperor, Book 2: The Royal Trials, by Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel Makonnen.