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Akwa Boni

Akwa Boni

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Akwa Boni (1708 - died c. 1790), was a sovereign Queen of the Baoulé people. The niece of Queen Pokou, she inherited the throne in around 1760 and ruled until her death in about 1790.[1]

She expanded the territory of the Baoulé, crossing the Bandama River and into the central Ivory Coast. In order to cross the river, one story has it that she needed to sacrifice her son to the river god; in doing so she gave her people their name, bauli, meaning 'the son is dead'. Other versions of the story associate the incident with her aunt Queen Pokou.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Basil Davidson (2014). West Africa Before the Colonial Era: A History to 1850. Routledge. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-317-88265-7.
  2. [2]
    John A. Shoup III (2011). "Baule". Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 47–9. ISBN 978-1-59884-363-7.


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