#kandake
Award-winning Kenyan photographer Richard Allela brings out the narrative of the powerful African queens during the Kingdom of Kush. During 3 BC and 2 BC, the empire of Kush, which ruled across what is now considered modern day Egypt and Sudan, was lead by a line of "independent female rulers" who are referred to as the "Candaces" or "Kandake". The term "Candace" or "Kandake" is a title given to queens who ruled Meroe, the capital of the Kush Empire located…
