The Legendary of Queen Amina of Zauzau. A woman of Substance in History
Queen Amina Zauzau in a war front Queen Amina of Zaria was born in the middle of the sixteenth century to king king Nikatau the 22nd ruler of zazzau, and the queen Bakwa Tarunku. Amina of Zaria had a younger sister name Zaria for whom the modern city of Zaria ( kaduna state) was renamed by the British in the early twentieth century. Amina grew up in her grandfather court and was favored by him. At age sixteenth Amina was named magajiya ( heir apparent) and was given forty female slaves. Queen Amina Zauzau in a war She waged war in the hausa lands and took them all so that the men of katsina and the men of Kano brought her tribute. She in ade war in bauchi and against the other towns of the south and of the west so that her possession stretched down to the shores of the sea( i e the Niger). Queen Amina Zauzau She created trade route throughout northern Africa. She also introduce kola nut cultivation in the area. Amina of Zaria ( 1533 - 1610) Common