A: African Princess Amina

 

African Princess Amina is named for Queen Amina of Zaria, the warrior queen of Nigeria.

Amina was born in 1533. Her parents were the King and Queen of the state of Zazzua. Amina had a younger brother named Karama and a little sister named Zaria.

When she was a child, Amina liked to sit on her grandpa’s lap and listen to the men talk about what was going on and how to rule their people. She also enjoyed watching the warriors train and would try to copy their movements. By the time she was a teenager, Amina was practicing her fighting skills with the royal guard.

Unlike many other girls, Amina didn’t want to get married, and her parents didn’t force her to. When her dad died, her brother became king and Amina became the most powerful warrior in their army.

In 1576, when Amina was 43 years old, her brother Karama died. Amina was crowned the Queen of Zaria, the first queen of her people. But she didn’t give up her fighting abilities. Instead, she led her army to conquer more land and make their country richer. She built walls around their cities and military camps. Some of those walls are still standing and are known as “Amina’s Walls.” Even though most places didn’t have a woman ruler or military general, Amina’s men respected her. She became known as a “woman as capable as a man.”

Amina’s life and accomplishments inspired the character of Xena: Warrior Princess.

(Afrikaans):

Afrika-prinses Amina is vernoem na koningin Amina van Zaria, die krygerkoningin van Nigerië.

Amina is in 1533 gebore. Haar ouers was die koning en koningin van die staat Zazzua. Amina het 'n jonger broer met die naam Karama en 'n sussie met die naam Zaria gehad.

Toe sy 'n kind was, het Amina daarvan gehou om op haar oupa se skoot te sit en te luister na die mans wat praat oor wat aangaan en hoe om oor hul mense te regeer. Sy het ook daarvan gehou om die krygers te sien oefen en het probeer om hul bewegings na te boots. Teen die tyd dat sy 'n tiener was, het Amina haar vegvaardighede met die koninklike wag geoefen.

Anders as baie ander meisies, wou Amina nie trou nie, en haar ouers het haar nie gedwing om te trou nie. Toe haar pa sterf, het haar broer koning geword en Amina het die magtigste kryger in hul leër geword.

In 1576, toe Amina 43 jaar oud was, is haar broer Karama oorlede. Amina is gekroon as die koningin van Zaria, die eerste koningin van haar mense. Maar sy het nie haar gevegsvermoëns prysgegee nie. In plaas daarvan het sy haar leër gelei om meer grond te verower en hul land ryker te maak. Sy het mure rondom hul stede en militêre kampe gebou. Sommige van daardie mure staan steeds en staan bekend as "Amina se Mure". Alhoewel die meeste plekke nie 'n vroulike heerser of militêre generaal gehad het nie, het Amina se mans haar gerespekteer. Sy het bekend geword as 'n "vrou so bekwaam soos 'n man".

Amina se lewe en prestasies het die karakter van Xena: Krygerprinses geïnspireer.

非洲公主阿米娜的名字来源于尼日利亚的战士女王扎里亚的阿米娜。

阿米娜生于1533年。她的父母是扎祖阿王国的国王和王后。阿米娜有一个弟弟卡拉玛和一个妹妹扎里亚。

小时候，阿米娜喜欢坐在爷爷的腿上，听男人们谈论时事和治国之道。她也喜欢看战士们训练，并试图模仿他们的动作。到了十几岁，阿米娜就开始在皇家卫队中练习武艺。

与其他许多女孩不同，阿米娜不想结婚，她的父母也没有强迫她。父亲去世后，她的弟弟继承了王位，阿米娜则成为了军队中最强大的战士。

1576年，阿米娜43岁时，她的弟弟卡拉玛去世。阿米娜加冕为扎里亚女王，成为她族群的第一位女王。 但她并未放弃自己的战斗才能。相反，她率领军队征服更多土地，使国家更加富饶。她在城市和军营周围修建城墙。其中一些城墙至今依然屹立，被称为“阿米娜之墙”。尽管当时大多数地方都没有女性统治者或军事将领，但阿米娜的部下却对她十分敬重。她被誉为“能与男人媲美的女战士”。

阿米娜的生平事迹和成就启发了《战士公主西娜》中的角色塑造。