A very talented photographer and artist also the CEO of Noire3000 | N3K
Photo Studios, made a very interesting Photo description of our African
Kings. Enjoy the photos as I take you through our famous history of
great kings from Africa...
Hannibal Barca (247 BC - 183 BC) was an African Carthaginian
military commander, generally considered one of the greatest military
commanders in history. Also creditd for having major victories against
the Roman Empire with his mighty warriors that marched into battle on
the backs of great elephants! He was later defeated by the Roman Empire
and returned to Carthage, North Africa where he was elected to the
"Office of Suffete" which was the Highest Appointed Official in Carthage
at that time.
SIDE NOTE: Contrary to the incorrect depictions passed down
through history, Hannibal was NOT a White man. He was in fact a Black
man of North Africa and the coins baring his likeness in the attached
article clearly tell the real truth of who he was. Read more about
Hannibal
here. Model:
Adonis Price.
Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826 – 1884) was the King of the Zulu Nation
from 1872 to 1879 and its leader during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. He
famously led the Zulu nation to victory against the British in the
Battle of Isandlwana. Model: Derrick Ledet.
Pharaoh Akhenaten meaning "Effective for Aten" known before the
fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV, was a pharaoh of the Eighteenth
dynasty of Egypt who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC or
1334 BC. He is especially noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian
polytheism and introducing worship centered on the Aten. Husband of
Nefertiti and father of King "Tut" Tutankhamun. Model:
Don James II.
King or Oba (as it is known in West Africa) Sunni Ali Beer (circa 1442-1492)
built the largest most powerful empire in West Africa during his
28-year reign. With a remarkable army, he won many battles, conquered
many lands, seized trade routes and took villages to build the Songhay
empire into a major center of commerce, culture and Moslem scholarship.
Model: Tony Jackson.
King or Asantehene (King of all Asante) Osei Tutu (circa 1650-1717) Osei
Tutu was the founder and first ruler of the Asante nation, a great West
African kingdom now known as Ghana. He tripled the geographic size of
Asante and the kingdom was a significant power that endured for two
centuries. Model: Kellen Marcus. Wardrobe & Accessories:
Maryse M'bo Ako.
Mansa Kankan Musa (1280 – 1337) more commonly known as Mansa Musa
was the tenth Mansa, which translates as "King of Kings" or "Emperor",
of the wealthy West African Mali Empire. He is documented to have
traveled to Mecca and Egypt with vast caravans of gold and an entourage
of thousands from his empire in 1324. His reign lasted 25 years from
1312 - 1337. He is also documented as the RICHEST PERSON TO HAVE EVER
LIVED...speculated to have been worth $400 Billion dollars in today's
times. Model:
Travis Cure.
Idris Alooma (1580–1617) was Mai (king) of the Kanem-Bornu
Empire, located mainly in Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria. His name is more
properly written Idris Alawma or Idris Alauma. An outstanding statesman,
under his rule (1564–1596) Kanem-Bornu touched the zenith of its power.
Idris is remembered for his military skills, administrative reforms and
Islamic piety. His feats are mainly known through his chronicler Ahmad
bin Fartuwa. Model:
Kineh N'gaojia.
King Askia Muhammad I (1443 – 1538), born Muhammad Ture ou
Mohamed Toure in Futa Tooro, later called Askia, also known as Askia the
Great, was an emperor, military commander, and political reformer of
the Songhai Empire in the late 15th century, the successor of Sunni Ali
Beer. Askia Muhammad strengthened his country and made it the largest
country in West Africa's history. At its peak under his reign, the
Songhai Empire encompassed the Hausa states as far as Kano (in
present-day Nigeria) and much of the territory that had belonged to the
Songhai empire in the West. His policies resulted in a rapid expansion
of trade with Europe and Asia, the creation of many schools, and the
establishment of Islam as an integral part of the empire. Model:
David Ferrell.
Thutmose III (1481 BC - 1425 BC) was the sixth Pharaoh of the
Eighteenth Dynasty. Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost fifty-four
years, and his reign is usually dated from April 24, 1479 BC to March
11, 1425 BC; however, this includes the twenty-two years he was
co-regent to Hatshepsut. During the final two years of his reign, he
appointed his son and successor, Amenhotep II, as his junior co-regent.
Model:
Eric Graham.
King Tenkamenin of Ghana (1037-1075 AD) Through careful
management of gold trade across the Sahara, Tenkamenin’s empire
flourished economically yet his greatest strength was in government. He
listened to his people and provided justice for all of them. His
principles of democratic monarchy and religious tolerance make him one
of the great models of African rule. Model:
Ebai Ayuk-Enow.
Taharqa (710-664 BC) was a Pharaoh of the Ancient Egyptian 25th
dynasty and Ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, which was located in Northern
Sudan & Ethiopia. He is also mentioned in Biblical references -
Scholars have identified him with Tirhakah, King of Ethiopia, who waged
war against Sennacherib during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah (2
Kings 19:9; Isaiah 37:9).
Mansa Abu Bakr II ( also known as Mansa Abu Bakari II circa 14th century)
was the ninth Mansa (Title of Ruler in Mali) of the Mali Empire, the
richest and largest empire on earth at that time, covering nearly all of
West Africa. He succeeded his nephew Mansa Mohammed ibn Gao and
preceded Mansa Musa. Abu Bakr II appears to have abdicated his throne
(1311) in order to explore "the limits of the ocean" and was said to
have set out on this feat 181 years prior to Christopher Columbus
however, his expedition never returned. He is now referred to as "The
Voyager King" Model:
Zaq Jackson.
Ghezo or Gezo was an Ahosu (King) of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in
present-day Benin, from 1818 until 1858. Ghezo replaced his brother
Adandozan (ruled 1797 to 1818) as king through a coup with the
assistance of the Afro-Brazilian slave trader Francisco Félix de Sousa.
He ruled over the kingdom during a tumultuous period, punctuated by the
British blockade of the ports of Dahomey in order to stop the Atlantic
slave trade. Model:
Fredrick Harper.
Kwaku Dua I (1797 – 1867), was the eighth Asantehene of the
Kingdom of Ashanti (King of the Asante. In 1834, King or Asantehene
Kwaku Dua I of the Kingdom of Asante succeeded Osei Yaw Akoto to throne
as the King of Asante. On 18 March 1837, Asantehene Kwaku Dua I of the
Kingdom of Asante signed a contract between him and King William I of
the Netherlands. These recruits would become known as Belanda Hitam. As
part of the deal, two Asante Royal Princes, Kwasi Boakye and Kwame Poku
accompanied the Dutch back to The Netherlands, where they were to
receive a Dutch education. Model:
Marvin Montgomery.
Zulu kaMalandela (1627-1709), son of Malandela, was the founder
and Chief (King) of the Zulu clan which came from the Nguni people. In
the Zulu language, Zulu means heaven. Model: Amistad W. Carty.
Opoku Ware I (1700–1750) was an Oyoko (King) Asantehene - the
ruler of the Asante - in the now-disbanded Asante Confederacy which
occupied parts of what is now Ghana. He is credited with being the
"empire builder" of the Asante Confederacy. Model:
Tobi Olagunju.
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