Horse name

Last updated

A horse name is a secondary noble title or a popular name for members of Ethiopian royalty; in some cases the "horse names" are the only name known for a ruler. They take the form of "father of X", where "X" is the name of the person's warhorse.

Contents

Some known horse names of Ethiopian nobility include:

List of Horse names
NameTitleHorse NameLiteral/Synonymous meaningNoteSources
Alula Engida Ras Abba NegaFather of dawn Alula Aba Nega Airport is named after him and his horsename.
Balcha Safo Dejazmach Abba NefsoFather of the Soul [1]
Bashah Aboye Dejazmach Abba DäffarFather of audacity [2]
Belay Zeleke Dejazmach Abba KosterFather of Sharpshooter [3]
Darge Sahle Selassie Ras Abba Gersa [note 1] Father of Recurring Impediment (i.e. impeding the enemy). [4] [1]
Garmame Dejazmach Abba Mala [5]
Habte Giyorgis Dinagde Fitawrari Abba MechalFather of Tolerance [1]
Haile Maryam Gebre Dejazmach Abba DammanaFather of the Cloud [6]
Lul Seged Ras Abba Balay
Menelik II Emperor of Ethiopia Abba DagnewFather of Justice [1]
Sabagadis Woldu Dejazmach Abba Garay [7]
Tekle Haymanot Negus of Gojjam Abba Tanna [8]
Tessema Nadew Ras Bitwoded Abba Qamaw [9]
Tewodros II Emperor of Ethiopia Abba TatekFather of readiness (of arms)
Welde Giyorgis Aboye Negus of Gondar Abba Saggad [note 2] Father of Commandeering [10] [1]
Yohannes IV Emperor of Ethiopia Abba BezibizFather of Plunder [1]

Bibliography

Notes

  1. also spelled as Abba Girsha
  2. also spelled as Abba Segud

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yohannes I</span> Emperor of Ethiopia from 1667 to 1682

Yohannes I, also known as Yohannes the Righteous, throne name A'ilaf Sagad was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1667 to 1682, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the fourth son of Fasilides.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iyasu I</span> Emperor of Ethiopia from 1682 to 1706

Iyasu I, throne name Adyam Sagad, also known as Iyasu the Great, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 19 July 1682 until his death in 1706, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty.

Andreyas was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1429 to 1430, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a son of Yeshaq I, succeeded his father when he was very young. According to Al-Maqrizi, his reign lasted only four months, whereas the short chronicles states he reigned for a period of six months. His uncle Takla Maryam reigned after him.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gorgora</span> Place in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Gorgora is a town and peninsula in northwestern Ethiopia. It is located south of Gondar on the north shore of Lake Tana, in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region. Gorgora has a latitude and longitude of 12°14′N37°18′E.

Nagasi Krestos was the ruling prince of Shewa, an important Amhara noble of Ethiopia. Nagasi succeeded to unite fragmented Amhara districts in Shewa, and launched several wars of reconquest of Shewan territories against his Oromo enemies.

The title Aleqa is a honorific title used in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It is used as the title of a chief priest of a major church, the head of a monastery, as well as being an honorific for a highly educated member of the church, especially in the case of dabtaras.

The Encyclopaedia Aethiopica (EAe) is a basic English-language encyclopaedia for Ethiopian and Eritrean studies. The Encyclopaedia Aethiopica provides information in all fields of the discipline, i.e. anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, history, geography, languages and literatures, art, religion, culture and basic data. Although the main audience is academic, most articles are readable also for non-specialists. The EAe is illustrated with maps and photographs. It employs an in-house form of romanization of Geʽez, Amharic, and other languages, which varies greatly from standard formats, such as BGN/PCGN: the emperor Menelek II's name, for example, is written as "Mənilək II". Nevertheless, the EAe romanization scheme is used extensively throughout modern Ethiopic scholarship.

Ethiopian studies or Ethiopian and Eritrean studies refers to a multidisciplinary academic cluster dedicated to research on Ethiopia and Eritrea within the cultural and historical context of the Horn of Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Semien Province</span> Historical province in northwest Ethiopia

Semien Province was a historical province of northwest Ethiopia. According to Manoel De Almeida Semien was bordered on the north-east and north by Tigray and Tselemt, on the east and south by Abergele, and on the west by Wegera. Alexander Murray include Wag as part of Semien.

<i>Homily on the Archangel Uriel</i> Ethiopian homiliary for Archangel Uriel

The Homily on the Archangel Uriel is an Ethiopian homiliary containing a collection of miracles and sermons in honour of the Archangel Uriel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giuseppe Ellena</span>

Major General Giuseppe Ellena was an Italian artillery officer who fought in the First Italo-Ethiopian War. He was also a professor of hydraulics and architecture.

Haile Maryam Gebre of Semien, Horse name: Abba Dammana was an early 19th century governor of Semien, Welkait and Wogera. Haile Maryam tried to hold his hereditary possessions in the face of continuous pressure from rival lords during Ethiopia's Zemene Mesafint era. He is remembered as the guardian of Waldeba monastery.

Gebre Tasfa better known as Gebre of Semien was the governor of Semien, Tsegede, Welkait and Wogera during the late 18th and early 19th century in Ethiopia. He held the title of Ras, and had an unusually long reign spanning 44 years during the tumultuous Zemene Mesafint when lords of each province and district continuously fought each other for supremacy. Ras Gebre was the primary backer of his son-in-law Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I claims to the throne.

Bashah Aboye horse name: Abba Däffar, was a distinguished Ethiopian military commander under Emperor Menelik II, and governor of several former principalities and regions in the south. Bashah died fighting the Italians during the Battle of Adwa.

Garmame and Horse name: Abba Mala was an influential 19th century Ethiopian military commander, provincial governor and royal counsellor serving under Negus Sahle Selassie, Haile Melekot and Emperor Menelik II. He held the title of Dejazmach. Garmame is remembered for his leading role in rescuing Menelik II and other notables from captivity in July 1865, and restoring the Shewan heir back to the throne. In May 1877 he prevented a coup concocted by Bafena, and solidified the position of his Negus. After retirement from military activities, Garmame governed large tracts of fertile land south of Ankober, and is also remembered for his role in providing relief to the people during the disastrous 1890's famine'.

Anestasyos, was one of the most prominent figures of 17th-century Ethiopia. He held several positions during the reigns of Fasilides, Yohannes I and Iyasu I. The latter relied on Anestasyos military prowess and made him Ras Bitwoded. Over the course of his career he became the provincial governor of Amhara, Damot, Semien and Shewa.

Demetros was a military commander under several Emperors, from Yohannes I to Tewoflos. He was regarded as a founder of a local dynasty in his native Merhabete, from where he initiated wars of reconquest of Shewan territories against the Oromos. Under Iyasu I he was elevated to the governship of Shewa.

Hawarya Krestos was a member of the Gondarine court and royal chronicler.

Akala Krestos was a high court administrator during the reigns of Yohannes I and Iyasu I.

Walda Giyorgis was an ecclesiastic during the reign of Menelik II.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Berhane-Selassie, Tsehai (2018). "6 - Military Training in Sports, Horsemanship and Hunting". Ethiopian Warriorhood: Defence, Land and Society 1800-1941 (PDF). Boydell & Brewer. p. 154-160. ISBN   9781787443419.
  2. Uhlig, Siegbert; Bausi, Alessandro; Yimam, Baye; Crummey, Donald; Goldenberg, Gideon, eds. (2003). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: A-C. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. pp. 492–493. ISBN   9783447047463. OCLC   722894586.
  3. Getie Gelaye. 2005. Amharic Praise Poems of Däğğazmaó Bälay Zälläqä and the Patriots of Goğğam during the Italian Occupation of Ethiopia, 1936–1941. In Sigmund Uhlig, (ed.). Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies in Hamburg, p. 587-597. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
  4. Uhlig, Siegbert; Bausi, Alessandro; Yimam, Baye, eds. (2003). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: D-Ha. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. pp. 102–103. ISBN   9783447052382.
  5. TAFLA, BAIRU (1969). "Four Ethiopian Biographies: Däjjazmač Gärmamé, Däjjazmač Gäbrä-Egzi'abehér Moroda, Däjjazmač Balča and Käntiba Gäbru Dästa". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies. 7 (2): 1–10. JSTOR   41965786.
  6. Pearce, Nathaniel (2014). "XVII". The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce: Written by Himself, during a Residence in Abyssinia from the Years 1810–1819; Together with Mr Coffin's Account of his First Visit to Gondar. Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 193. ISBN   9781107450585.
  7. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2010. pp. 430–431. ISBN   978-3-447-06246-6.
  8. TAFLA, BAIRU (1973). "Two of the Last Provincial Kings of Ethiopia". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies. 11 (1): 29–49. JSTOR   41988566.
  9. Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates, Henry Louis (2012). Dictionary of African biography vol 1-6. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 3-4. ISBN   9780195382075.
  10. TAFLA, BAIRU (1973). "Two of the Last Provincial Kings of Ethiopia". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. Institute of Ethiopian Studies. 11 (1): 50–55. JSTOR   41988566.