Queen Amina of Zaria

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Queen
historical figure
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Zazzau
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Nigerian currency
Nigerian postage stamp
statue in Lagos
gptkbp:deathDate circa 1610
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Atagara
gptkbp:ethnicity Hausa
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Queen Amina of Zaria
gptkbp:knownFor military expansion
building city walls
expanding Zazzau
gptkbp:legacy symbol of female empowerment
Amina Walls
gptkbp:militaryAchievement conquered neighboring states
expanded territory of Zazzau
led armies into battle
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nigerian
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Bakwa_Turunku
gptkb:Queen_Bakwa_Turunku
gptkbp:regionRuled gptkb:Hausa_land
gptkb:Zazzau
gptkbp:reign 16th century
gptkbp:reignEnd circa 1610
gptkbp:reignStart circa 1576
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkb:oral_tradition
folk
gptkbp:title gptkb:Queen_of_Zazzau
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hausa_Kingdoms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6