Amina of Zazzau

thumb| Amina (also called Aminatu; died 1610) was a historical figure in the city-state of Zazzau (now Zaria in Kaduna State), in what is now the north-west region of Nigeria. She ruled in the mid-sixteenth century. Quotes in fiction I am Queen Amina, feared cavalry warrior, ruler of Zazzau and all of Hausaland. Ride with me to victory. A wise investment. This will finance the upcoming cavalry raid. Your counsel is accepted. My emirs said the French have very beautiful palaces and that they would rather preserve than destroy them. The palace of the other Hausa ruler is more beautiful and influential than mine. I shall offer my sword to survive in grace. My Nigerian princes requested that I pay an absurd amount of money for their ransom. What frauds! Defend the Trading Posts to secure our trade monopoly! You can get away with that one, but count yourself lucky if I let you get more than that. Did you not hunt for food? If you do not gather the resources to age up soon, you will quickly become the hunted. The Hausa would rather make peace than fight with you. Can we come to an agreement? Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (2020) Quotes about Amina [She continued to] wage war in the Hausa lands and conquered them all, so that the men of Katsina and the men of Kano brought her tribute. Kano Chronicle (ed. Hogben and Kirk-Green, p. 217) quoted in Barbara J. Callaway, "Aminatu, Queen of Zaria", The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, ed. Bonnie G. Smith, vol. 1 (2008) p. 101 Amina daughter of Nikatau, a woman as capable as a man. Traditional Hausa praise songs, quoted in Barbara J. Callaway (2008) p. 101 External links Category:1610s deaths Category:1533 births Category:Women from Nigeria Category:Military leaders from Nigeria Category:Women born before the 19th century