Amina, Queen of Zazzau
Afnews Forum
Jul 24, 2020
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The dates of Amina's life and rule are in dispute among scholars. Some place her in the 15th century and some in the 16th.
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Her story does not appear in writing until Muhammed Bello wrote of her accomplishments in the Ifaq al-Maysur which dates to 1836. The Kano Chronicle, a history written in the 19th century from earlier sources, mentions her as well, putting her rule in the 1400s.
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She is not mentioned in the list of rulers written from oral history in the 19th century and published in the early 20th, though the ruler Bakwa Turunka appears there, Amina's mother.
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Amina, born in the city of Zazzau, was trained in skills of government and military warfare and fought in battles with her brother, Karama.In 1566, when Bakwa died, Amina's younger brother Karama became king. In 1576 when Karama died, Amina, now about 43, became Queen of Zazzau.
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She used her military prowess to expand the territory of Zazzau to the mouth of the Niger in the south and including Kano and Katsina in the north. These military conquests led to great wealth, both because they opened more trading routes and because conquered territories had to pay tribute.
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Amina is also credited with initiating the cultivation of kola nuts in the area she ruled.While she never married -- perhaps imitating Queen Elizabeth I of England -- and had no children, legends tell of her taking, after a battle, a man from among the enemy, and spending the night with him, then killing him in the morning so he could tell no stories.Amina ruled for 34 years before her death. According to the legend, she was killed in a military campaign near Bida, Nigeria.
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