Mariam-uz-Zamani

Mariam was married to the third Mughal emperor, Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, on 6 February 1562, as part of a political resolution.

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Draupadi

India This article, written by Naomi Appleton, has been republished with permission from the Dangerous Women Project, created by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University […]

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Shima

Known as a just and wise ruler, Shima was the queen regnant of the 7th-century kingdom of Kalingga on the northern coast of Central Java circa 674 CE.

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