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Post by tweet on Sept 1, 2010 15:02:25 GMT -5
Dahomean Amazons are my favourite Ancient African female fighters. Here is a little info on them
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Post by tweet on Sept 1, 2010 15:04:44 GMT -5
Here are some pics of them. If you know of anymore female fighters/warriors please add on here Attachments:
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Post by scv on Sept 1, 2010 15:06:38 GMT -5
They were very advanced for their time, at least they showed women is not just for the kitchen.
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Post by tweet on Sept 1, 2010 15:12:06 GMT -5
They were very advanced for their time, at least they showed women is not just for the kitchen. LOL..Yeah. I am an all rounder, I m both in the kitchen and on the battlefield , hehe. Here is more info on them. They also once fought the French, African females vs French males, Lol
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Post by scv on Sept 1, 2010 15:15:50 GMT -5
They were very advanced for their time, at least they showed women is not just for the kitchen. LOL..Yeah. I am an all rounder, I m both in the kitchen and on the battlefield , hehe. Here is more info on them. They also once fought the French, African females vs French males, Lol Like on all battles, what put Europeans on the upper side was their more advanced weaponry, but if dahomeyans also had advanced weaponry, another history would be told.
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Post by tweet on Sept 1, 2010 15:22:27 GMT -5
Yeah, and just imagine if the Dahomeans had better weaponry, that would have been a female victory. They were not an easy catch either
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Post by scv on Sept 1, 2010 15:23:08 GMT -5
Yeah, and just imagine if the Dahomeans had better weaponry, that would have been a female victory. They were not an easy catch either But at least they are alive, Dahomey is still alive in Benin.
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Post by scv on Sept 1, 2010 15:26:10 GMT -5
Are you from Benin, tweet?
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Post by tweet on Sept 1, 2010 15:39:02 GMT -5
No I am Nigerian mixed. I see myself simply as African . Nigeria and Benin has alot in common though regardless of language barriers.
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Post by scv on Sept 1, 2010 15:41:07 GMT -5
No I am Nigerian mixed. I see myself simply as African . Nigeria and Benin has alot in common though regardless of language barriers. What is other mix?Yes, the Yoruba of Nigeria share common cultual ties with Dahomenians.
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Post by tweet on Sept 1, 2010 15:46:47 GMT -5
I just sent you a PM. check it out
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Post by Charlie Bass on Sept 1, 2010 16:26:27 GMT -5
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Post by Charlie Bass on Sept 1, 2010 16:31:31 GMT -5
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Post by scv on Sept 1, 2010 16:32:22 GMT -5
Interesting info, Charlie.
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Post by tweet on Sept 1, 2010 18:17:25 GMT -5
Queen Amina is another famous i heard of, primarily because she was an Hausa, and this tribe are famous accross West Africa along with the Fulani for being fighters. I dont think the Hausa's or Fula's were enslaved as much as the other tribes. I read her full name was 'Aminatu' which sounds more Hausa like. Also named 'Queen of Zaria', here is more:
''This queen of Zazzua, a province of Nigeria now known as Zaria, was born around 1533 during the reign of Sarkin (king) Zazzau Nohir. She was probably his granddaughter. Zazzua was one of a number of Hausa city-states which dominated the trans-Saharan trade after the collapse of the Songhai empire to the west. Zaria’s wealth was due to trade of leather, cloth, kola, salt, horses and imported metals.
At sixteen, Amina became the heir apparent (Magajiya) to her mother, Bakwa of Turunku, the ruling queen of Zazzua. Along with the title came the responsibility for a ward in the city and daily councils with other officials. Although her mother’s reign was known for peace and prosperity, Amina also chose to learn military skills from the warriors. Queen Bakwa died around 1566 and the reign of Zazzua passed to her brother Karama. During this time Amina emerged as the leading warrior of Zazzua cavalry. Her military achievements brought her great wealth and power. Ten years later, Karama died , Amina became queen of Zazzua.
She set off on her first military expedition three months after coming to power and continued fighting until her death. In her thirty-four year reign, she expanded the domain of Zazzua to its largest size ever. Her main focus, however, was not on annexation of neighboring lands, but on forcing local rulers to accept vassal status and permit Hausa traders safe passage. She is credited with popularizing the earthen city wall fortifications, which became characteristic of Hausa city-states since then. She ordered building of a defensive wall around each military camp that she established. Later, towns grew within these protective walls, many of which are still in existence. They’re known as “ganuwar Amina”, or Amina’s walls. She is mostly remembered as “Amina, Yar Bakwa ta san rana,” meaning “Amina, daughter of Nikatau, a woman as capable as a man '''
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