A B Mathews
Biographic Data
| ID | 233378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A B Mathews |
| GIVEN NAMES | A B |
| FAMILY NAME | Mathews |
| SIGNATURE | MATHEWS A B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1950 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1950 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Kisra legend
SYNOPSIS The Kisra legend is common in the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. It tells of a magician king who came from the East (Arabia ?). The name may be identified with that of the Persian dynasty “Chosroes”, or perhaps with either an Egyptian or a Hamitic (Hausa) root, in both cases signifying “royal”. At all events, there was a great migration in the seventh century A.D. from the Sudan to the west, of which the influence extended to Yorubaland …
The Kisra legend
SYNOPSIS The Kisra legend is common in the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. It tells of a magician king who came from the East (Arabia ?). The name may be identified with that of the Persian dynasty “Chosroes”, or perhaps with either an Egyptian or a Hamitic (Hausa) root, in both cases signifying “royal”. At all events, there was a great migration in the seventh century A.D. from the Sudan to the west, of which the influence extended to Yorubaland …
The Kisra legend
SYNOPSIS The Kisra legend is common in the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. It tells of a magician king who came from the East (Arabia ?). The name may be identified with that of the Persian dynasty “Chosroes”, or perhaps with either an Egyptian or a Hamitic (Hausa) root, in both cases signifying “royal”. At all events, there was a great migration in the seventh century A.D. from the Sudan to the west, of which the influence extended to Yorubaland …
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Arabic (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · Hausa (1 works) · History (1 works) · History (1 works) · Legend (1 works) · Mamluk (1 works)