Sirimavo Bandaranaike
The world’s first woman Prime Minister, Sirimivo Bandaranaike, was elected in Sri Lanka in 1960s.
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Bubuji Khanum
Queen mother of Bijapur in the 1500s
Dilshad Agha
Influential aunt of the ruler of Bijapur in the 1500s
Ding Ling
Prominent Chinese writer and intellectual of the 1900s.
Rajani Thiranagama
Sri Lankan Tamil human rights activist, feminist, and academic, best known for her work in exposing human rights abuses during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Myeongseong
Korean empress in the 1800s
Ibaqa
Junioe wife of Ghengis Khan
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.
Mehtab Kaur
First wife and maharani of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire.
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