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Zaria MP (deceased)
"Zariya"
Amina was born in the middle of the sixteenth century CE to King Nikatau, the 22nd ruler of Zazzau, and Queen Bakwa Turunku (r. 1536–c. 1566). She had a younger sister named Zaria for whom the modern c...
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10/22/2019
10/22/2019
Zaria MP (deceased)
"Zariya"
Amina was born in the middle of the sixteenth century CE to King Nikatau, the 22nd ruler of Zazzau, and Queen Bakwa Turunku (r. 1536–c. 1566). She had a younger sister named Zaria for whom the modern c...
10/22/2019
Queen of Zaria. Name variations: Flourished in the 1530s as the queen of Zazzau (later Zaria) in central Nigeria; children: Amina (c. 1533–c. 1598) and Zaria (both would rule Zaria).Turunku Bakwa was q...
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10/22/2019
10/22/2019
Queen of Zaria. Name variations: Flourished in the 1530s as the queen of Zazzau (later Zaria) in central Nigeria; children: Amina (c. 1533–c. 1598) and Zaria (both would rule Zaria).Turunku Bakwa was q...
10/22/2019
Warrior Queen Amina MP (c.1533 - c.1610)
"Aminatu", "Amina", "Yar Bakwa ta san rana", "Amina Zazzau", "princess of Zazzau"
Amina (also Aminatu; d. 1610) was a Hausa warrior queen of the city-state Zazzau (present-day city of Zaria in Kaduna State), in what is now in the north-west region of Nigeria. She is the subject of m...
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10/22/2019
10/22/2019
Warrior Queen Amina MP (c.1533 - c.1610)
"Aminatu", "Amina", "Yar Bakwa ta san rana", "Amina Zazzau", "princess of Zazzau"
Amina (also Aminatu; d. 1610) was a Hausa warrior queen of the city-state Zazzau (present-day city of Zaria in Kaduna State), in what is now in the north-west region of Nigeria. She is the subject of m...
10/22/2019
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5/23/2009
10/4/2019
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8/21/2010
10/4/2019
Zewditu (ዘውዲቱ;Zäwditu) born as Askala Maryam was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930. The first female head of an internationally recognized country in Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the ...
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8/21/2010
10/4/2019
Zewditu (ዘውዲቱ;Zäwditu) born as Askala Maryam was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930. The first female head of an internationally recognized country in Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the ...
10/4/2019
Mantatisi MP (1781 - 1836)
"Ma Nthisi", "Mantatise", "Manthatisi", "Mosanyane", "Mmanthatisi"
Preez, Max, ‘Of Tricksters, Tyrants & Turncoats’. Cape Town: Random House. 2008. Print. Contact Sharon Doubell
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2/10/2018
2/10/2018
Mantatisi MP (1781 - 1836)
"Ma Nthisi", "Mantatise", "Manthatisi", "Mosanyane", "Mmanthatisi"
Preez, Max, ‘Of Tricksters, Tyrants & Turncoats’. Cape Town: Random House. 2008. Print. Contact Sharon Doubell
2/10/2018
Nzinga 'Anna' Mbande, Queen of the Ndongo and Matamba (c.1583 - 1663)
"Njinga Mbande", "Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande", "Queen Nzinga", "Nzinga I", "Queen Nzinga Mdongo", "Nzinga Mbandi", "Nzinga Mbande", "Jinga", "Singa", "Zhinga", "Ginga", "Njinga", "Njingha", "Ana Nzinga", "Ngola Nzinga", "Nzinga of Matamba", "Queen Nzinga of Ndongo", "Zinga", "Zingua"
Nzinga Mbande ruled the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms (in current-day Angola) with both strength and kindness. Throughout her reign, her kingdoms came into conflict with Portuguese colonizers and other k...
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7/25/2016
7/25/2016
Nzinga 'Anna' Mbande, Queen of the Ndongo and Matamba (c.1583 - 1663)
"Njinga Mbande", "Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande", "Queen Nzinga", "Nzinga I", "Queen Nzinga Mdongo", "Nzinga Mbandi", "Nzinga Mbande", "Jinga", "Singa", "Zhinga", "Ginga", "Njinga", "Njingha", "Ana Nzinga", "Ngola Nzinga", "Nzinga of Matamba", "Queen Nzinga of Ndongo", "Zinga", "Zingua"
Nzinga Mbande ruled the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms (in current-day Angola) with both strength and kindness. Throughout her reign, her kingdoms came into conflict with Portuguese colonizers and other k...
7/25/2016
Elsie Knocker, MM, OStJ (29 July 1884 – 26 April 1978) was a British nurse and ambulance driver in World War I who, together with her friend Mairi Chisholm , won numerous medals for bravery and for sav...
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5/2/2016
5/2/2016
Elsie Knocker, MM, OStJ (29 July 1884 – 26 April 1978) was a British nurse and ambulance driver in World War I who, together with her friend Mairi Chisholm , won numerous medals for bravery and for sav...
5/2/2016
al-Kahina bint D̲j̲arāwa al-Zanāt Dihya ديهيا, (early 7th century - late 7th century) Wikipedia al-Kāhina (“the Sorceress”) was the guiding spirit of Berber resistance to the Arab invaders led by Ḥassā...
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8/12/2012
3/18/2013
al-Kahina bint D̲j̲arāwa al-Zanāt Dihya ديهيا, (early 7th century - late 7th century) Wikipedia al-Kāhina (“the Sorceress”) was the guiding spirit of Berber resistance to the Arab invaders led by Ḥassā...
3/18/2013
Balkis ., Queen of Sheba MP (-1000 - d.)
"Bilqis", "Nicaula", "Malikat Saba'a ملكة سبأ", "מלכת שבא Malkat Sheva", ""Bilqis" Makeda"
Bible:
1 Kings 10:1-13
Song of Songs Chapter 1:5-6. According to some, these two verses refer to the Queen of Sheba (see quote below).
There are much later traditions that the father of her so...
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8/20/2008
3/18/2013
Balkis ., Queen of Sheba MP (-1000 - d.)
"Bilqis", "Nicaula", "Malikat Saba'a ملكة سبأ", "מלכת שבא Malkat Sheva", ""Bilqis" Makeda"
Bible:
1 Kings 10:1-13
Song of Songs Chapter 1:5-6. According to some, these two verses refer to the Queen of Sheba (see quote below).
There are much later traditions that the father of her so...
3/18/2013
