BLACK HISTORY FACTS: Our History Did Not Begin in Chains. We Spotlight Queen Amina of Zaria

Before there was slavery, there were Kings & Queens

Queen Amina of Zaria, also known as the warrior queen, was the first woman who ruled an African kingdom for over 30 years in the sixteenth century. She was the first Sarauniya (queen) in her area. Queen Amina was the daughter of the 22nd ruler and founder of the Zazzau Kingdom in 1536, Bakwa Turunku.