List of female monarchs

However, queens from earlier periods such as Neithhotep, Merneith and Khentkaus I held powerful positions and may have ruled Egypt in their own right, but the archaeological evidence is ambiguous.

[3][4] Orango Canhabaque Baoule Mali Empire Akure Kingdom Daura The title "Kabara" was used by female monarchs who ruled over the Hausa people in the Middle Ages.

[34] Ondo Kingdom Oyo Empire Zazzau Lingeer's leadership activities were carried out at the highest tier, as a co-monarch.

Kanem–Bornu Empire Bambao Itsandra Bajini Ambohidratrimo Menabe Bemihisatra Bemazava Antankarana Angoche Sultanate Sultanate of Ifat Shilluk Kingdom Unguja Pemba Island Tumbatu Island Kua Mikindani AmaMpondomise Lobedu people The Modjadji or Rain Queen is the hereditary queen of Lobedu, the people of the Limpopo Province of South Africa.

The Rain Queen is believed to have special powers, including the ability to control the clouds and rainfall.

Coba Ecatepec Palenque Tepetlaoztoc Toltec Empire Toniná Tzacoalco Mixtec Pusilha El Perú La Florida Naranjo Tikal Eastern Kingdom of Women [zh]In Tibet, there was Nüguo (Chinese: 女國, lit.

Duklja Rarotonga Bora Bora Huahine Raiatea Rapa Iti Rimatara Tahiti Nuku Hiva Ancient Hawaii Kingdom of Hawaii Uvea Women written in italics in the list of Kuba Kingdom rulers:[125] The following names all come from a regnal list written in 1922, which is partially based on native traditions and older regnal lists, but also contains additional names of Coptic and Nubian origin, the latter due to its association with the word "Aethiopia" in ancient and Biblical texts.

[128] The list of Carib Queens were: The leaders of the 1878 St. Croix labor riot were: Between the 1204 and 1352, Bengal was a province of the Delhi Sultanate.