Queen of Sheba was a very beautiful and wise woman who lived during the reign of King Solomon in Egypt as recorded by the holy Qur'an and the holy Bible. It was believed that she was a concubine of the king as recorded by the same books.
There have been a misconception about where she was buried. Research has confirmed it that there is a particular tomb in the heart of Africa believed to be her grave where the information has been passed from generation to generation in a community. This span across centuries.
The ìjèbú tribe of ijebu-ode of Yoruba ethnic group found in the western part of Nigeria on the continent of Africa are a group of people who believe Oloye (Chief) Bilikisu Sungbo is the queen of Sheba being referred to by these two leading religions in their holy books. Especially for its more similarity with the Qurani is or Makeba of Sheba. There is a wall dedicated to her called Sùngbò Eredó built around 800-1000AD.
It has been proposed that Sungbo Eredo was built as a fortification used as a defense mechanism in the past. It is more than 160 kilometres long, 40 kilometers wide and has ditches that are around 20 meters deep. This structure was said to be built as a personal memorial to her.
These are the words of Patrick Darling in 1999 after the excavation of the set of medieval walls and ditches dedicated to her, which was built around 10th century.
"I don't want to overplay the Sheba thoery, but it cannot be discounted... The local people believe it and that's what is important... The most cogent argument against it at the moment is the dating."
This noble woman, Sungbo’s grave is located near the sight of the Eredo, inspiring pilgrimages by locals to the site each year. Other shrines have also been erected near Eredo and locals often visit them to leave offerings. Women are also knonw to visit the ruins to pray that they will have an easy time conceiving children and that their children will be protected. Muslims have also been known to visit the site after Ramadan and Christians too after Easter.
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