Nur Jahan
Ruler of the Mughal Empire (almost all of modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and large parts of northern and central India) in the 1600s
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Razia Sultana
Ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, India in the 1200s and the subcontinent’s first female Muslim ruler.
Inhyeon
1600s Korean queen
Myeongseong
Korean empress in the 1800s
Sorqoqtani
Sorqoqtani, her sisters, and cousin were all part of a vital Kereit network, along with the few surviving princes who served in Ghenis Khan’s army, to support the remainder of their tribe within the grand khanate.
Tlapalizquixochtzin
Tlapalizquixochtzin was an Aztec queen regnant and empress in the sixteenth century before the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Alice of Antioch
1100s queen of Antioch
Yohl Ikʼnal
Yohl Ik’nal – meaning Lady Heart Wind Place – was the first recorded Mayan queen, ruling from late 583 until late 604.
Francisca Canapaynina
A young noblewoman and cacica from the town of Nariguala, who in 1610 successfully litigated for recognition as a cacica in Peru.
Kösem Sultan
Kösem Sultan the wife of Ahmed I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire