Queen Ahmose-Nefertari & Pharaoh Akhenaten
7. Queen Ahmose-Nefertari of Ancient Egypt (flourished c.1709 BC)The most venerated figure in the history of Ancient Egypt Pharaoh Ahmose (ruled 1709-1683 BC) founded the Negro Eighteenth Egyptian Dynasty. Ahmose-Nefertari, his wife, was highly distinguished and did much to help reconstruct the country after centuries of foreign rule. She held the position of Second Prophet […]
Kentake Amanirenas & Pharaoh Amenemhet I
11. Kentake Amanirenas of Kush (flourished c.24 BC)Defender of the Sudanese Kingdom of Kush against Roman aggression The Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC brought a new challenge to the Kingdom of Kush, to the south. Augustus Caesar, the Roman emperor, threatened an invasion, following his Egyptian campaign. According to Strabo, a famous geographer, […]
Pharaoh Amenemhet III & Pharaoh Amenhotep III
13. Pharaoh Amenemhet III of Ancient Egypt (ruled 3242-3195 BC)Builder of Egypt’s Largest Monument Amenemhet III, the last great ruler of the Egyptian Twelfth Dynasty (3242-3195 BC), built two important pyramids, at Hawara and Dashur. The former monument had a sepulchral chamber weighing a staggering 110 tons of yellow quartzite. He built a hall of […]
Pharaoh Djoser & Mai Dunama ibn Salma
19. Pharaoh Djoser of Egypt (5018-4989 BC)Builder of the highly celebrated Saqqara Complex With the Negro Third Egyptian Dynasty (5046-4872 BC) there was a change in public administration. The Prime Minister now led the bureaucratic structure. The great ruler of this dynasty was Pharaoh Djoser. During his 29 years, Egyptian power was felt in Lower […]
Admiral Hanno & Queen/Pharaoh Hatshepsut
25. Admiral Hanno of Carthage (sixth or fifth centuries BC)Carthaginian explorer of the West African coast The North African civilisation of Carthage was much engaged in exploration. There are accounts of Carthaginian exploration in the sixth or fifth centuries BC. Hanno, one of their admirals, commanded sixty ships that carried 30,000 people along the north […]
Pharaoh Khashekemui & Pharaoh Khufu
31. Pharaoh Khashekemui of Egypt (ruled 5094-5046 BC)First of the great Egyptian builders Pharaoh Khasekhemui, the last king of the Negro Second Egyptian Dynasty, presided over a brilliant 48 years of political and religious stability. Stone sculpture developed greatly during his time. Private individuals as well as royalty had portrait sculptures carved. Khasekhemui built the […]
Mutapa Matope & Pharaoh Mena
33. Mutapa Matope of Munuhumutapa (fourteenth century AD)Powerful ruler of Southern Africa The early southern African towns and villages lacked any central authority until discipline was imposed, first by the 12th or 13th century AD ruler Mutapa (i.e. Emperor) Mutota and then by a descendant, Mutapa Matope. Matope was the greatest conqueror of the early […]
Pharaoh Mer-Meith & King Micipsa
35. Pharaoh Mer-Meith of Ancient Egypt (ruled 5524-c.5507 BC) First Female Pharaoh of Egypt Pharaoh Mer-Neith (5524-c.5507 BC), of the Negro First Egyptian Dynasty, succeeded to the throne and ruled as its first female pharaoh. Her name means ‘beloved of Neith’, named after the same goddess that the Greeks would, at a much later date, […]
Askia Mohammed I & Mansa Musa
37. Askia Mohammed I of Songhai (ruled 1493-1529, died in 1538 AD) Emperor of the Songhai Empire of West Africa Sonni Baru Dao, ruler of the Songhai Empire, was also a follower of a traditional African religion and rejected all attempts to convert him to Islam by Muslims in his empire. After several weeks of […]
Pharaoh Natakamani and Queen Amanitore & Ngola Ann Nzinga
39. Pharaoh Natakamani and Queen Amanitore of Kush (ruled 1-20 AD)Sudanese husband and wife team who were the last of the great pharaonic builders Pharaoh Natakamani and Queen Amanitore were the last great builders in Kush. They lived somewhere around 1 AD to 20 AD. Their buildings were raised in Keraba, an area between the […]
