The Kisra legend
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2138205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A B Mathews, Aidan Mathews (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1950 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 144-147 |
| Publication date | 1950-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00020185008706819 |
| OpenAlex | W2318663669 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
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 in the south‐west of Nigeria, of so‐called Kororafa. These may have been Norbatai or Meroitic peoples of some sort (Zaghawd). Relics of Kisra exist at Karissen, with which place is especially associated the story of a “golden cross of Kisra”, Wukari, and Bussa. They are described in this article. They consist of drums, swords, and spears, which are said to have been left at these various places by Kisra
Ancient history · Arabic · Archaeology · Geography · Hausa · Legend · Mamluk · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1951 - 2023 (73) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |