Queen Amina, "woman as capable as a man"
The warrior Queen Amina, also known as Aminatu, was believed to have been born around 1533 in Zazzau, a province of Zaria now in modern-day northwest Nigeria. She was a Hausa Muslim and eldest daughter to King Nikatau of Zazzau and Queen Bakwa Turunku, the 22nd rulers of Zazzau.
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