History of Ethiopia in 1930, Ras Tafari Makonnen, adopting the throne name Haile Selassie, was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. His full title was "His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, King of Kings of Ethiopia and Elect of God." Following the death of Abba Jifar II of Jimma, Emperor Haile Selassie seized the opportunity to annex Jimma. In 1932, the Kingdom of Jimma was formally absorbed into Ethiopia. During the reorganization of the provinces in 1942, Jimma vanished into Kaffa Province. Emperor Haile Selassie's reign was interrupted in 1935 when Italian forces invaded and
Shelah (son of Judah) of Chronicles, "Shelah" is identified as the name of a clan, containing a subclan named "Er." The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were:<br> "These were the potters and those who dwell at Netaim and Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work." According to biblical scholars, the description of "Shelah" is an eponymous aetiological myth concerning fluctuations in the constituency of the tribe of Judah, with "Shelah" representing the newest clan to become part of the tribe. The Book of Chronicles' description of "Er" as a descendant of Shelah, suggests that "Er" was in reality the