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The Kingdom of Kush lay to the South of Egypt and is famous for its more pointed pyramids. Several Queens have ruled Kush, but one of the greatest is certainly Amanirenas. Ruling for about 30 years, she led her forces against the Romans in Egypt. After initial success, the Romans pushed back. A peace treaty was then signed, by terms favorable to Kush.  A contemporary of Cleopatra, Amanirenas was probably blind in one eye. Sculptures, Africa, Statue, Ancient, Statues, Historia, Ancient Civilizations, Animales
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The Kingdom of Kush lay to the South of Egypt and is famous for its more pointed pyramids. Several Queens have ruled Kush, but one of the greatest is certainly Amanirenas. Ruling for about 30 years, she led her forces against the Romans in Egypt. After initial success, the Romans pushed back. A peace treaty was then signed, by terms favorable to Kush. A contemporary of Cleopatra, Amanirenas was probably blind in one eye.
a giant Moorish statue, located in Germany. It is important to remember that the stronghold of Early African/Moorish history in Europe was Germany, including royalty and nobility. This statue should serve as a road-map, not as an emblem of a defeated civilization. Querious? Then, you have to ask yourself, why are German researchers today so fascinated with Africa and African people? Moorish, Stronghold, Nobility, Culture, Heritage
a giant Moorish statue, located in Germany. It is important to remember that the stronghold of Early African/Moorish history in Europe was Germany, including royalty and nobility. This statue should serve as a road-map, not as an emblem of a defeated civilization. Querious? Then, you have to ask yourself, why are German researchers today so fascinated with Africa and African people?
Amanirenas - a Kandake (warrior queen) of kush, Ameniras challenged the Romans who took over Egypt after the death of Cleopatra VII. She reigned from about 40 BCE to 10 BCE. She is one of the most famous kandakes, because of her role leading Kushite armies against the Romans from in a war that lasted five years, from 27 BCE to 22 BCE.  She succeeded in negotiating a peace treaty on favourable terms. Amanirenas was described as brave, and blind in one eye. People, Romans, Warrior Queen, African Royalty, Nubian Queen, African Queen
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Amanirenas - a Kandake (warrior queen) of kush, Ameniras challenged the Romans who took over Egypt after the death of Cleopatra VII. She reigned from about 40 BCE to 10 BCE. She is one of the most famous kandakes, because of her role leading Kushite armies against the Romans from in a war that lasted five years, from 27 BCE to 22 BCE. She succeeded in negotiating a peace treaty on favourable terms. Amanirenas was described as brave, and blind in one eye.
The Dahomey Amazons are the only documented all-female official front-line combat arms military unit in modern history. Women, Persona, Blond, Fotos, Fotografie, African People, Kunst
The Dahomey Amazons
The Dahomey Amazons are the only documented all-female official front-line combat arms military unit in modern history.
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The Dahomey Amazons are the only documented all-female official front-line combat arms military unit in modern history. Single-mindedly devoted to hardening themselves into ruthless instruments of battlefield destruction, these machete-wielding, musket-slinging lady terminators were rightly-feared throughout Western Africa for over 250 years, not only for their devotion to battle, but for their utter refusal to back down or retreat from any fight unless expressly ordered to do so by their ki... Ancient Aliens, World History, Modern History, Benin
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The Dahomey Amazons are the only documented all-female official front-line combat arms military unit in modern history. Single-mindedly devoted to hardening themselves into ruthless instruments of battlefield destruction, these machete-wielding, musket-slinging lady terminators were rightly-feared throughout Western Africa for over 250 years, not only for their devotion to battle, but for their utter refusal to back down or retreat from any fight unless expressly ordered to do so by their ki...
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Not only did the Moors in their European conquests leave their learning, their culture & their arts. Their blood, the blood of Africa, was to remain & flow in the veins of many a European, be he aristocrat or commoner. These sons of Africa left for the benefit of Europe, particularly Spain & even more so, Portugal. It is this African cultural heritage which set in motion the expansion of Europe. Biblical Hebrew, African Culture, Africans
Not only did the Moors in their European conquests leave their learning, their culture & their arts. Their blood, the blood of Africa, was to remain & flow in the veins of many a European, be he aristocrat or commoner. These sons of Africa left for the benefit of Europe, particularly Spain & even more so, Portugal. It is this African cultural heritage which set in motion the expansion of Europe.
Queen Nzinga (Nzinga Mbande 1583-1663), the monarch of the Mbundu people, was a resilient leader who fought against the Portuguese and their expanding slave trade in Central Africa. Street Art, Black History Books
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Queen Nzinga (Nzinga Mbande 1583-1663), the monarch of the Mbundu people, was a resilient leader who fought against the Portuguese and their expanding slave trade in Central Africa.
Queen Nzinga Mbande, (1583-1663) was a warrior queen of the Nzinga and Matamba and one of the greatest female African rulers who fought valiantly to keep her country's citizens from becoming victims of the slave trade. Royals, African American Women
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Queen Nzinga Mbande, (1583-1663) was a warrior queen of the Nzinga and Matamba and one of the greatest female African rulers who fought valiantly to keep her country's citizens from becoming victims of the slave trade.
Queen Nzinga Mbande (1583-1663) In the 16th century, the Portugese shifted their slave-trading to the Congo and South West Nubia Here, they faced the brilliant and courageous Queen Nzinga, who was determined never to accept their conquest of her country. An exceptional stateswoman and military strategist, she harassed the Portugese until her death at 80. Portugal would not have control of the interior until the 20th century. Empire, African Women
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Queen Nzinga Mbande (1583-1663) In the 16th century, the Portugese shifted their slave-trading to the Congo and South West Nubia Here, they faced the brilliant and courageous Queen Nzinga, who was determined never to accept their conquest of her country. An exceptional stateswoman and military strategist, she harassed the Portugese until her death at 80. Portugal would not have control of the interior until the 20th century.
Fearless Black Female Warriors of Dahomey Kingdom Get Live-Action Series African Tribes, Africa People, Modern Warfare
Dahomey Amazons News – Atlanta Black Star
Fearless Black Female Warriors of Dahomey Kingdom Get Live-Action Series
"The Dahomey Amazons or Mino was an all-female military regiment of the Fon people of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the present-day Republic of Benin. They existed from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. While European narratives refer to the women soldiers as “Amazons,” because of their similarity to the semi-mythical Amazons of ancient Anatolia, they called themselves Ahosi (king’s wives) or Mino (our mothers) in the Fon language." Orisha, The Panthéon, Benin City
10 Fearless Black Female Warriors Throughout History
"The Dahomey Amazons or Mino was an all-female military regiment of the Fon people of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the present-day Republic of Benin. They existed from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. While European narratives refer to the women soldiers as “Amazons,” because of their similarity to the semi-mythical Amazons of ancient Anatolia, they called themselves Ahosi (king’s wives) or Mino (our mothers) in the Fon language."