Queen Nefertari was the wife and queen of Ramses II. She lived during the New Kingdom Period and was a member of Egypt’s 19th Dynasty. Her name,…… Read more “QUEEN NEFERTARI -The Lady Of Grace”
Tag: Queens Of Africa
QUEEN RANAVALONA I – THE GREAT TRADITIONALIST QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR
QUEEN RANAVALONA I (1778 – August 16, 1861) Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina; 1778 – August 16, 1861), also known as Ramavo and Ranavalo-Manjaka I, was the sovereign ruler of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1828…… Read more “QUEEN RANAVALONA I – THE GREAT TRADITIONALIST QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR”
Legendary Queens And Women of Africa… The Precolonial Era
What do we know about women in Africa? what do we know about women warriors and queens of Africa pre-colonial and during the colonial era? Your guess is…… Read more “Legendary Queens And Women of Africa… The Precolonial Era”
QUEEN NZINGA OF NDONGO (ANGOLA) – REMARKABLY AFRICA’S STRONGEST WOMAN
Queen Nzinga Mbande Of Ndongo (1583-1663) Nzinga of Matamba, the seventeenth-century African monarch known primarily for her enmity to the Portuguese in Angola, faced hostility from her…… Read more “QUEEN NZINGA OF NDONGO (ANGOLA) – REMARKABLY AFRICA’S STRONGEST WOMAN”
QUEEN NDATE YALLA of Senegal- Africa And Waalo’s Last Queen Resistant
QUEEN NDATE YALLA of Senegal (1810 – 1860) Queen Ndate Yalla Mbodj, a true ‘Linguere’ developed the women’s army as one of the most formidable forces to…… Read more “QUEEN NDATE YALLA of Senegal- Africa And Waalo’s Last Queen Resistant”
Queen Amina of Zazzau Kingdom – AFRICA’S WARRIOR PRINCESS
The reign of Amina occurred at a time when the city-state of Zazzau was situated at the crossroad of three major trade corridors of northern Africa, connecting…… Read more “Queen Amina of Zazzau Kingdom – AFRICA’S WARRIOR PRINCESS”
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh of Abomey Kingdom – THE UNCONQUERABLE WARRIOR
Elite troops of women soldiers contributed to the military power of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The troops were dissolved following the…… Read more “Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh of Abomey Kingdom – THE UNCONQUERABLE WARRIOR”
Africa Heritages 