QuoteReplyTopic: Amina of Zaria Posted: 16-May-2006 at 19:13
Queen AMINA
From Women Rulers:
Queen Amina headed the northern Nigerian Hausa city-state of Zaria. It
is thought that perhaps the Hausa were matrilineal people at that time
since having a woman as queen was not all that rare. A great military
leader, Amina brought most of the other Hausaland city-states into her
orbit, and is credited with encouraging them to surround themselves
with huge defensive mud walls. She also opened up trade routes to the
south, enriching Zaria's economy with gold, slaves and cola nuts.
From Wikipedia:
Amina (also called Aminatu) was a princess of the royal family of the Zazzua area in what is now the Zaria providence of Nigeria.
She was born in 1533 and was sixteen when her mother became queen, and
during this point in her life she became involved in the Zazzua
military, earning much admiration for her bravery. Her military
achievements brought her great wealth and power. She is also credited
as the architect of the earth walls around the city of Zaria
for which the providence is named. It is a subject of debate as to
whether or not Amina was actually queen, but she was responsible for
conquering many of the cities in the area surrounding Zazzua. She is estimated to have died at around 1610.
The Arabic
meaning of Amina is "faithful". People with the name Amina are said to
be robust, constructive, and fast-moving, with the ability to achieve
the ultimate goals in life.
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