Tag: king
DISCOVER (History), SAGE
Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Yaa Ashantewaa and the Golden Stool of Ashanti
The Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana West Africa was founded in the seventeenth century by King Osei Tutu I, with the help of his feared Priest ... Read More
DISCOVER (History), SAGE
Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Queen Amina of Zazzau
Queen Amina of Zazzau in the present-day Kaduna state of northern Nigeria, was born around 1533 to Queen Bakwa Turunku. Zazzau is one of the ... Read More
DISCOVER (History)
Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Iyoba Idia, Queen Mother of Benin Kingdom
Queen Mother Idia was the mother of Oba Esigie in the ancient west African kingdom of Benin. From as early as the 11th century until ... Read More