Ruler Archives - Page 5 of 27

Agnes of Burgundy

Duchess of Aquitaine and a significant historical figure in medieval Europe

Kittur Chennamma

Indian queen of Kittur in present-day Karnataka who led an armed resistance against the British East India Company to maintain control over her dominion.

Embet Ilen

Embet Ilen was a distinguished figure of high birth and political prominence during the Zemene Mesafint period in what is now Eritrea.

Kurmanjan Datka

Kurmanjan Datka, known as the Tsarina of Alaï or the “Queen of the South” in Kyrgyz, was a prominent figure in the history of present-day Kyrgyzstan.

Durgavati

Queen of Gondwana from 1550 until her death in 1564

Salima Machamba

Salima Machamba was the Sultan of Mohéli (Mwali) from 1888 to 1909.

In the mid-1500s, Borkia migrated to Mambolo, between the Little and Great Scarcies rivers in what is now Sierra Leone, from Guinea, likely as part of the Mane invasions of that period. The settlement she ruled was later conquered by Bullom warriors, whose descendents became the area’s five ruling houses.