Does Africa have a royal family?
In the past, Africa was home to some of the most legendary leaders around the world.
Who was the greatest African king?
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Surprisingly, some of the kings were not all African warriors who led troops to battle.
Some of them were scholars while others were tradesmen.
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Queen Aminatu
This Hausa African warrior princess was the daughter of Bakwa Turunku.
Through her, Hausaland became a centre of trade in West Africa and the Sahara.
She was the mother of the Egyptian king Tutankhamun.
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Together with her husband, she started the cult of Aten, which worshipped the sun god.
To this day, her painted sandstone bust is a global icon for women.
She died in 30 BC after being bitten by an Egyptian Cobra.
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Makeda, Queen of Sheba
This royal epic of incredible strength is from the 14th century in Ethiopia.
Some have stated that she had a son with the biblical King Solomon.
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In the eyes of the colonialists, she was a tyrant while her people saw her as a patriot.
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There is no one better to represent them than Queen Nandi herself who was Shaka Zulus mother.
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Historians state that she conceived Shaka Zulu out of wedlock and was an immense influence during her reign.
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Shaka Zulu
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Due to his power, some thought him to possess supernatural powers.
Under his leadership, Mali expanded into 24 other cities.
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King Tutankhamun
Famously known as King Tut, this ruler was the Pharaoh between approximately 1323 and 1332 BCE.
He died at the tender age of 19, and his tomb was undiscovered until 1922.
Ezana of Axum
Axum existed in present-day northern Ethiopia and was under Ezanas rule in the 4th century AD.
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He inherited the kingdom from his father at a tender age.
Historians state that the kingdom extended to parts of Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Djibouti.
She has a BSc.
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