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.
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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
Razia Sultana
Ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, India in the 1200s and the subcontinent’s first female Muslim ruler.
Inhyeon
1600s Korean queen
Zheng
Chinese empress of the Song dynasty
Jahan Begum
Sultan Jahan Begum was the fourth and last female ruler of Bhopal, a principality in Malwa in Central India, ruling from 1901 until 1926.