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ImagesDjasso

James C. Lewis of Noire3000 I N3K Photo StudiosJames C.Lewis de Noire 3000 et du studio Photo N3K

African Kings / Rois Africains

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Content Sommaire

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Famien Menkeperê Djeouty Méssou 6

Fari Taharqa 8

Amanirenas 9

Tankamenin 11

Oba Sonni Ali Ber 14

Askia Mohammed 15Mai Idris Alooma 16

Osei Toutou 17Kouakou Doua 18

Opokou Wa-Ré 19Ghezo 20

Zoulou Kamalandela 21Cetshwayo Kampande 22

Mansa Kankan Moussa 13

Mansa Abou Bakar II 12

Hanni Baal 10

Fara Akouna Atona 7

Welcome to our brand new portfolio :Djasso image.This new ebook brand from Djasso magazine is for celabrate African beauty,and to win back African lost rewarding pictures since its decline in order to

«paint» us,  as we are.Get inspired in this Issue 1 by James C Lewis,this gifted Afro american photographer so passionate. James C Lewis with his camera put back some African Kings in their socio culture and fashion style context.

«Until next time.be the best that you are and don’t follow what others are doing but do what you love the most,and the greatest blessings of all comes unexpectedly.» Cecilia Kupera

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all who read, share, and love Djasso. It’s yours.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bienvenue sur notre nouveau portfolio: Djasso image. Ce nouveau e-book,dérivé du magazine Djasso est un portfolio pour célébrer la beauté africaine et reconquérir l’image valorisante de l’Afrique perdue de-

puis sa régression, afin de nous «peindre» comme nous sommes.Inspirés vous des photos du talentueux James C Lewis; ce jeune Afro-américain passionné de photographie destinée à célébrer la beauté noire. James C Lewis avec son appareil photo remet quelques Rois Africains dans leurs contextes socioculturels et styles de mode d’entant.

«Until next time.be the best that you are and don’t follow what others are doing but do what you love the most,and the greatest blessings of all comes unexpectedly.» Cecilia Kupera

Merci sincèrement à tout ceux qui lisent,partagent et aiment Djasso. C’est votre magazine.

LATTEY KouadioRédacteur en Chef/Editor latteykouadio@gmail.com

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James C LewisLewis was born in a small town called Statesboro.

Lewis est né dans une petite ville appelée Statesboro.

By the 13 he received what he called his first ,«real camera.»

À l’âge de 13 ans, il reçoit ce qu’il appelle son premier vrai appareil photo.

In High school he was admitted into a magnet art program,and he began taking more formal art classes,in addition to photography.

Au supérieur il est admis dans une filière d’Art spécialisé et il débute des cours d’art pur en plus de ces cours de photographie.

Lewis graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1998.

Lewis obtient à Atlanta son diplôme de l’institut d’Art en 1998.

Lewis established his compagny Noire 3000(N3K) in 2008.

Lewis fonde sa société Noire 3000(N3K) en 2008.

Lewis fonde sa société Noire 3000(N3K) en 2008.

www.noire3000studios.com

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/noire3000TWITTER: Follow@Noire3000EMAIL: clewis25@msn.com

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African Kings

Famien=Fara=FariII

Pharaon/Pharaoh

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Famien Menkeperê Djeouty Méssou Appellé abusivement Thoutmosis III, il fut un Famien (Pharaon) pendant la 18em dynastie en Egypte antique (KMT).

KMT

African Kings

Thutmose III (1481 BC - 1425 BC) was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost fif-ty-four years, and his reign is usually dated from April 24, 1479 BC to March 11, 1425 BC; however, this in-cludes 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.

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Fara Akouna AtonaAppellé abusivement Akenaton il fut un Fara pendant la 18em dynastie à KMT.

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PharaohAkhenaten mea-ning “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 pe-rhaps in 1336 BC or 1334 BC. He is especially noted for abando-ning traditional Egyptian po-lytheism and in-troducing worship centered on the Aten. Husband of Ne-fertiti and father of King “Tut” Tutankhamun.

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Fari TaharqaIl fut un Fari Pharaon pendant la 25em dynastie à KMT.

KMT

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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 Sennache-rib during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah (2 Kings 19:9; Isaiah 37:9).

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Méroë

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Candace(60s-50s -c 10 BC)also call Amanirenasreigned from 40 BC to 10 BC. As a Queen of Meroitic Kingdom of Kush.She is one of the most famous Kandakes,be-cause of her role lea-ding Kushite armies against the omans from in a war that lasted five years,from 27BC to 22 BC

Kandake Amanirenas

Appelé aussi Candace (Amnnirense qore li kdwe li) elle fut Reine de Méroë.

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Cartage

Hanni BaalGrand chef militaire de l’armée de Cartage.

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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 referencesScholars 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).

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Wagadou

TankameninFamien de l’empire de Wagadou.

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King Tenkamenin of Ghana (1037-1075 AD) Through careful management of gold trade across the Sahara, Tenka-menin’s empire flourished eco-nomically yet his greatest strength was in govern-ment. He listened to his people and provided justice for all of them. His principles of democratic mo-narchy and reli-gious tolerance make him one of the great models of African rule.

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Mandingue

Mansa Abou Bakar IIFari de l’empire Mandingue.

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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.

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Mandingue

Mansa Kankan MoussaIl est le 10èm Fari de l’empire Mandingue. Il est considéré comme l’homme le plus riche de tous les temps.

African Kings

Mansa Kankan Musa (1280 – 1337) more commonly known as Man-sa Musa was the tenth Mansa, which trans-lates as «King of Kings» or «Emperor», of the wealthy West African Mali Empire. He is also documented as the RICHEST PERSON TO HAVE EVER LI-VED...speculated to have been worth $400 Bil-lion dollars in today’s times.

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Songhoï

Oba Sonni Ali Ber

Fari de l’empire de Songhaï.

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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 re-markable army,he won many battles, conquered many lands, seized trade routes and took villages to build the Songhay empire into a ma-jor center of com-merce, culture and Moslem scho-larship.

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Songhoï

Askia MohammedFari Musulman de l’empire Songhaï, au 15èm siècle.

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King Askia Mu-hammad I (1443 – 1538), born Muhammad Ture ou Moha-med Toure in Futa Tooro, later called Askia, also known as Askia the Great, was an emperor, military comman-der, and political reformer of the Songhai Empire in the late 15th cen-tury, the successor of Sunni Ali Beer. Askia Muham-mad strengthened his country and made it the largest country in West Africa’s history

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kanem-Bornou

Mai Idris AloomaSultan Musulman de l’empire du Kanem Bornou.

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Idris Alooma (1580–1617) was Mai (king) of the Ka-nem-Bornu Empire, located mainly in Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria. His name is more properly written Idris Alawma or Idris Alauma. An outstan-ding 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.

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Ashanti

Osei ToutouPremier Asantehené de la nation Ashanti.

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King 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 si-gnificant power that endured for two centuries.

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Kouakou Doua IIl est le 8èm souverain du royaume Ashanti

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Kwaku Dua I (1797 – 1867), was the eighth Asantehene of the Kingdom of Asante (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.

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Ashanti

Katakyie Opokou Wa-Ré IAsantehené de la nouvel configuration de la confédération Ashanti après les attaques des mulslmans et des Européens.

African Kings

Katakye Opoku Ware I(1700-1750) was an Oyoko king or Asantehene-the ru-ler of the Ashanti-in the now disbanded Ashanti Confederacy which occupied parts of what is now Ghana.He is credited with being the «empire builder» of the Ashanti Confederacy.During his rol as king,which lasted from 1720(some sources cite 1718 while leading the army against the Akan state of the Akyem) to his death in 1720 he fought against the Bono,another Akan state,and had defeated them by 1723.

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Dahomey

GhezoAhossou du royaume du Dahomey

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Ghezo or Gezo was an Ahosu (King) of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in pre-sent-day Benin, from 1818 until 1858. Ghezo replaced his brother Adan-dozan (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 bloc-kade of the ports of Dahomey in order to stop the Atlantic slave trade.

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Zoulou

Zoulou KaMalandelaFondateur et premier Roi du peuple Zoulou.

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Zulu kaMalandela(1627-1709),son of Malandela,was the founder and chief of the Zulu clan which came from the Nguni people.In the Zulu language,Zulu means heaven.

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Zoulou

Cetshwayo KampandeRoi de la nation Zoulou durant la fin du 18èm siècle.

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CetshwayokaMpande (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.

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