Sŏndŏk of Silla
Korean queen
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Wu Zetian
Wu Zetian (624-705) was empress consort of China through her marriage to Emperor Gaozong, and later became empress dowager and regent for her sons Zhongzong and Ruizong. She later became the first empress regnant of China.
Trưng Trắc
The Trung sisters organised an army – composed mostly of women – and rose up against the Chinese regime, eventually securing Vietnamese independence from China for the first time in 150 years.
Trần Thị Dung
Empress consort in 1200s Vietnam
Börte
First wife of Temüjin, the future Chinggis (Genghis) Khan, at the age of ten.
Līlāvatī of Polonnaruwa
Līlāvatī was the agra-maheśī (principal wife) of Parākramabāhu I, ruler of the medieval kingdom of Lanka (current Sri Lanka). She was placed on the throne, and subsequently deposed, not twice but three times, ruling c. 1197-1200, 1209-1210 and 1211-1212.
Padmini
Indian rani
Toru Dutt
Bengali poet and translator
Lakshmi Bai
Ruler and military leader of Jhansi who fought British imperialism
Helen Wang
Early Chinese film producer, editor and director