Who was Halle Sellasie and was he related to King Solomon?

According to these legends it is told that the first-born of the tribes of Israel came to Ethiopia accompanying Menilik I, the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. This traditional history was ... and the Queen of Sheba. Emperor Amha Selassie, son of Haile Selassie 1, died in the United States in 1997. read more

To many Rastafarians this shows the divine nature of Haile Selassie, as Haile Selassie is therefore related to Solomon's father King David and therefore to Jesus. Deference When Haile Selassie I was crowned Emperor, the King of England, who at that time was regarded by many as the most powerful man in the world because of the size of the British Empire, was unable to attend. read more

Imperial sarcophagus of the Solomonic dynasty King Haile Selassie I at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. During much of the dynasty's existence, its effective realm was the northwestern quadrant of present-day Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Highlands. read more

Upon his ascension, he took as his regnal name Haile Selassie I. Haile means in Ge'ez "Power of" and Selassie means trinity—therefore Haile Selassie roughly translates to "Power of the Trinity". Haile Selassie's full title in office was "By the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, King of Kings of Ethiopia, Elect of God". read more