Selassie I's dynasty, the Solomonic dynasty, extends all the way back back to Menelik I, the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Menelik I brought the Ark of the Covenant to Ethiopia. Haile Selassie I is the 225th descendant of this ancient dynasty.
Menelik I lived around the year 950 BC, to give Ones an idea of how old that is.
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