Sacred Kings and Queens

black blue and yellow textile
black blue and yellow textile

Deified Rulers

  • Mythology vs History (what's verifiable, what's legendary)

  • Divine attributes (if deified)

  • Cultural impact

  • Modern veneration (if applicable)

  • Corrective history (challenging colonial erasure)

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Legendary and Mythological Rulers

  • Mythology vs History (what's verifiable, what's legendary)

  • Divine attributes (if deified)

  • Cultural impact

  • Modern veneration (if applicable)

  • Corrective history (challenging colonial erasure)

3. "Sacred Monarchs" (Historical kings with divine authority but not deified)

  • Mythology vs History (what's verifiable, what's legendary)

  • Divine attributes (if deified)

  • Cultural impact

  • Modern veneration (if applicable)

  • Corrective history (challenging colonial erasure)

4. "Warrior Queens" (Female military/political leaders)

  • Mythology vs History (what's verifiable, what's legendary)

  • Divine attributes (if deified)

  • Cultural impact

  • Modern veneration (if applicable)

  • Corrective history (challenging colonial erasure)

5. "Queen Mothers" (Iyoba, Magajiya, other mother-queen positions)

  • Mythology vs History (what's verifiable, what's legendary)

  • Divine attributes (if deified)

  • Cultural impact

  • Modern veneration (if applicable)

  • Corrective history (challenging colonial erasure)