Amina was born around 1533 in zaria, a province of todays nigeria. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. How many have heard of the great warrior queen of nubia, amanishakheto. Her real biography has been somewhat obscured by subsequent legends and folk tales. Amina was born in the middle of the sixteenth century ce to king nikatau, the 22nd ruler of zazzau, and queen bakwa turunku r.
Manga is the japanese equivalent of comics with a unique style and following. It is already hard enough to read about great african men and leaders in history books, but as for african women it is more like impossible. A small collection of papers by sensei featuring coyote, nemuri otoko to koi otoko and pet contract. Young amina is born into a wealthy family and her grandfather is the ruler or zaria. Hausa hero and warrior queen amina of zaria full history,life. Zaria synonyms, zaria pronunciation, zaria translation, english dictionary definition of zaria. In the sixteenth century, queen bakwa turunku built the capital of zazzau at zaria, named after her younger daughter. Zaria, historic kingdom, traditional emirate, and local government council in kaduna state, northern nigeria, with its headquarters at zaria q.
All you need to know about the great woman warrior, queen. Queen amina of zazzau download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. During her brothers rule, it was believed that amina was honing her military skills. The mangaka with the same penname is listed under her full name. African art ahmadu bello university ancestral groves architecture art department art in developmenta art in nigeria art students asele collection courtesy ben enwonwu benin bruce onobrakpeya centre college of arts colonial colour contemporary nigerian art creative dance demas nwoko developmenta nigerian perspective discussed drawings enugu. Queens of africa book 1 judybee, littlepinkpebble on. Queen,warrior,strategist,greatest conqueror of the nigerian region. Queen amina of zaria 16th century the seven original states of hausaland. The zaria massacre was a massacre carried out by the nigerian army in zaria, kaduna state, nigeria, on saturday, 12 december 2015, against shia muslims, mostly members of the islamic movement in nigeria.
Amina of zaria 15331610, commonly known as the warrior queen, expanded the territory of the hausa people of north africa to the largest borders in history. Click download or read online button to get queen amina of zaria book now. The state and rural zaria international centre for. Oct 24, 2007 queen amina of zaria 16th century the seven original states of hausaland. She is remembered in song as a woman as capable as a man, which is rather understating the matter, seeing as how amina was the greatest ruler and warrior in nigerian history. Brave, strong, warriorclass, she won many military exploits and will forever be the amina, yar bakwa rana ta san meaning a woman as capable as a man.
Queen amina is set in modern day nigeria and is a tale of military victory and female heroism. Zaria has a population of 975,153 making it the 2nd biggest city in kaduna. Amina became queen after her younger brother karama died. At sixteen, amina became the heir apparent magajiya to her mother, bakwa of turunku, the ruling queen of zazzua. The kano chronicle, an important hausa history, says. Along with the title came the responsibility for a ward in the city and daily councils with other officials. Amina of zaria is a digital platform and exclusive online tribe to help women of colour to succeed in business, career and life. Three months after taking power, amina set off on her first military expedition. All kings are known as sarkins but aminas goal is to become the first female ruler of the land. After watching the lives of others torn apart, aminas family finally feels the impact of the ongoing war in. After watching the lives of others torn apart, aminas family finally feels the impact of the ongoing war in a heartbreakingly personal way. Hausa hero and warrior queen amina of zaria full history.
Zazzau refers to the zaria emirate which is a traditional state with headquarters in the city of zaria in kaduna state in nigeria. You can watch the full version of the lecture via this link. Zaria, formerly zazzau, or zegzeg, historic kingdom, traditional emirate, and local government council in kaduna state, northern nigeria, with its headquarters at zaria q. Apparently turunku, her previous capital, lacked sufficient sources of water to support the growing needs of her commercial centre. In august 2012, zaria led an arctic expedition up the nw coast of greenland zaria forman greenland no. This queen of zazzua, a province of nigeria now known as zaria, was born around 1533 during the reign of sarkin king zazzau nohir.
Zaria art society nigeria decolonization politics and the art of uche okeke and demas nwoko, 19601968 by chika okekeagulu. Zaria is a major ceety in kaduna state in northren nigerie, as well as bein a local govrenment aurie. Click download or read online button to get queen amina of zazzau book now. This tradition strikingly corroborates with another collected from zaria which was reported by arnet, claiming that zaria town was founded by bakwa turunku, the 22nd ruler in 1536, c. A city of northcentral nigeria southsouthwest of kano. Queen amina of zaria 15881589 this queen of zazzua, a province of nigeria now known as zaria, was born around 1533 during the reign of sarkin king zazzau nohir. Their familys wealth was derived from the trade of leather goods, cloth, kola, salt, horses and imported metals.
She probably founded the royal palace of zaria, which remains an impressive structure to this day. At least 348 civilians were killed, with 347 bodies secretly buried by the army in a masse grave. She had a younger sister named zaria for whom the modern city of zaria kaduna state was renamed by the british in the early twentieth century. Although her mothers reign was known for peace and prosperity, amina also chose to learn military skills from the warriors. In slavic mythology, zorya alternately, zora, zaria, zarya, zory, zore, dawn. When bakwa died in 1566, the crown of zazzua passed to amina s younger brother, karama. It operates on the wat time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as kaduna. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Queen amina of zazzau was born around 1533 in the province of zazzau, in modernday nigeria. Amanishakheto, warrior queen of nubia african heritage. Here we share videos, podcasts, programs, events, conferences and resources to design the life you want and love. Zaria played the role of connecting principal socioeconomic and political centres during the transsaharan and trans atlantic trades. A novel, by mohammed kabir umar africa world press.
Oct 04, 2017 you can watch the full version of the lecture via this link. Formerly known as zazzau, it was one of the original seven hausa citystates. In february 1900, the city of zaria was overrun by the colonial forces, and the surrender of the city was accepted at the. Novels in english by northern nigerian writers are few, so the arrival of a new one is an exciting literary event. Follow amina of zaria on youtube, facebook and instagram to design a life of success and passion. Zazzua was one of a number of hausa citystates which dominated the transsaharan trade after the collapse of the songhai empire to the west. It is a processing center in a cottongrowing region. The army claimed that it had responded to an attempt to assassinate nigerias chief of army. In february 1900, the city of zaria was overrun by the colonial forces, and the surrender of the city was accepted at the kofar gayan open space abbass, 1997. It operates on the wat time zone, which means that it. This lecture was delivered on 28th dec 2010 by the late albani zaria. Zaria kyuujitsu to satou english march 24, 20 to comments filed under. This dramatic story of the efforts of the heroine and her friends to bring about change in the social conditions of women in nigeria addresses pressing political issues which rarely appear in fictionthe legal status of muslim women, the limitations imposed on them by traditional.
Deceased 15331610 introduction amina of zaria commonly known as the warrior queen, expanded the territory of the hausa people of north africa to the largest borders in history. The kingdom is traditionally said to date from the 11th century, when king gunguma founded it as one of the original hausa bakwai seven true hausa states. Today, it is known for housing nigerias largest university, ahmadu bello university, as well as being home to a number of prominent nigerians. More than 400 years later, the legend of her persona became the model for a. A vibrant online tribe for powerful and extraordinary women of colour. Zaria is a major city in kaduna state in northern nigeria, as well as being a local government area. Jul 14, 2016 amina of zaria commonly known as the warrior queen, expanded the territory of the hausa people of north africa to the largest borders in history. The queen amina of zaria nigeria has been able to mark the course of history. Queen amina of zaria download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
Today, i would like to tell you about yet another great queen of africa, queen amina of zazzau just like amanishakheto of nubia, nzingha of angola, or ranavalona i of madagascar, amina was a strong queen who loved her people, and totally marked her kingdom forever queen amina of zazzau was born around 1533 in the province of zazzau, in modernday nigeria. More than 400 years later, the legend of her persona became the model for a television series about a fictional warrior princess, called xena. Katsina, daura, kano, zazzau, gobir, rano, and garun gabas cover an area of approximately 500 square miles and comprise the heart of hausaland. Apr 11, 2015 in august 2012, zaria led an arctic expedition up the nw coast of greenland zaria forman greenland no. All kings are known as sarkins but amina s goal is to become the first female ruler of the land. Amina of zaria biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Towns grew within these protective walls, many of which are still in existence called ganuwar amina, or aminas walls. Amina subdued the whole area between zazzau and the niger and benue rivers, absorbing the nupe and kwararafa states. Commonly known as the warrior queen, queen amina of zaria was the first woman to become the sarauniya queen in a maledominated society. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. They guard and watch over the winged doomsday hound, simargl, who is chained to the star polaris in the constellation ursa minor, the little bear. She expanded the territory of the hausa people of north africa to its largest borders in history. Amina of zaria commonly known as the warrior queen, expanded the territory of the hausa people of north africa to the largest borders in history. Continuing to address some of the greatest environmental challenges in her practice, forman spent september 20 in the maldives, the lowestlying country in the world.
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