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- Throughout history, women have fought side by side with the male warriors in their lives—and many of these strong women have become great warrior queens and rulers on their own right. From Boudicca and Zenobia to Queen Elizabeth I and Æthelflæd of Mercia, let's take a look at some of the mightiest female warrior rulers and queens you should know.
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- Tomyris: Warrior Queen of the Massagetae. Even her name evokes a sense of heroism. From the Eastern Iranian tongue, “Tomyris” means “brave,” and during her life, she showed no shortage of this trait.
- Maria Oktyabrskaya: The Fighting Girlfriend. Although it was not uncommon to see warrior women on the frontlines defending the Soviet Union, there are special cases where individual females rose to great prominence through their exploits.
- The Amazons: Mythological Warrior Women. Widely regarded to be no more than a myth, Greek tales of the Amazons are well known. What is likely, however, is that the myth is based on real examples of warrior women, the existence of which reached the ears of Greek historians, who created legends and wove them into stories.
- Boudicca. During the Roman conquest and subjugation of Britain, an Iceni Queen united the tribes and led a major rebellion against the world’s mightiest empire.
- Artemisia I, 5th Century BC
- Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, 1st Century Ad
- Zenobia, 3rd Century
- Umm ’Umara, 7th Century
- Matilda of Canossa, 1046–1115
- Eleanor of Aquitaine, 1122–1204
- Tomoe Gozen, Ca. 1157–1247
- Joan of Arc, 1412–1431
- Lakshmi Bai, Ca. 1834–1858
- The Agojie of Dahomey, Ca. 17th–19th Centuries
Queen of Halicarnassus (in modern Turkey) within the Persian Empire, Artemisia commanded five ships under Xerxesduring his invasion of Greece in 480 BC. Impressed by her bravery and skill, the ruler said: “My men have turned into women, my women into men.”
When Chinese occupiers killed Trung Trac’s husband, a petty nobleman in Vietnam, she and sister Nhi raised an army—including many women generals—and drove out the Chinese. Hundreds of years later, their story inspired the thousands of women fighters of the Vietnam War.
She became ruler of the Roman colony of Palmyra (in present-day Syria) after the assassination of her husband, a prince and general. Rebelling against the Roman overlords, she seized Egypt and much of Asia Minor, commanding troops from horseback. Rome soon captured the renegade queen, who remained in Rome until her death.
A devout Arab Muslim, she joined her husband and two sons to fight alongside Muhammad in several of the prophet’s early battles in what is now Saudi Arabia. “I never looked to the right nor to the left without seeing Umm ’Umara fighting to defend me,” he said after one battle.
A noble who inherited power and vast lands in northern Italy following the death of her mother and stepfather in 1076, Matilda became a staunch military ally of Pope Gregory VII and his successors in conflicts with European rulers over church appointments. In 1087, she led an army that marched on Rome to oust a rival installed as an antipope by th...
Wife of French king Louis VII, Eleanor rode on the Second Crusade as the leader of the forces from her home province. Though she did not directly command forces, she participated in military councils and reportedly clashed with her husband.
The 12th-century epic Tale of the Heike describes Tomoe Gozen as a samurai so skillful with “the sword and bow that she was a match for a thousand warriors.”
The famous French patriot claimed divine inspiration. She was only 17 when she raised and inspired an army that in 1429 relieved the city of Orléansfrom an English siege during the Hundred Years’ War. She commanded troops for more than a year before her capture, after which she was burned at the stake.
As the widowed ruler of the Jhansi principality in India, she assembled and led an army that fought British annexation—the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857–1858. Shot and killed, she became a symbol of independence for the country—“the best and the bravest of the rebel leaders,” according to a British officer.
Dubbed “Amazons” by European colonizers, this band of elite female warriors from present-day Beninare the real-life basis for the Hollywood film “The Woman King” and the Dora Milaje of Marvel’s “Black Panther” franchise. The Agojie were 6,000 strong at their peak, attacking at night and taking the heads of enemies as trophies.
- Drew Lindsay
Nov 7, 2021 · These powerful female fighters warred against the patriarchy through their physical and mental strength and ultimately showed that women are just as capable of leading armies and nations as men are. What’s more, women warriors can often do it better.
- Caroline Redmond
Sep 14, 2021 · Here are 10 of history’s fiercest female warriors who not only had to face their enemies, but also the strict gender roles of their day. 1. Fu Hao (d. c. 1200 BC)
- Tristan Hughes
- Artemisia I of Caria. Artemisia I of Caria was an ancient Greek queen and the leader of Halicarnassus (located in modern-day Turkey). She was famed for offering assistance to the Persian King Xerxes I in the late 5 century BCE.
- Cynane, the step-sister of Alexander the Great. Owing to the amazing accomplishments chalked by her half-brother Alexander the Great, it is no wonder that Warrior Princess Cynane often gets relegated to live in the massive shadow of Alexander the Great.
- Queen Teuta of Illyria. Reigning between c. 231 and c. 229 BCE, Queen Teuta was the renowned warrior queen of the Ardiaei tribe in Illyria (a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula).
- Queen Boudica of British Celtic Iceni. Boudica was not your average British Celtic woman or queen. She was rather a fierce woman who would stop at nothing at inflicting huge losses on the people she believed terrorized her lands for years.
Mar 5, 2017 · But above all these women were warriors. All across time, and all around the globe, they brandished swords and guns, fought battles, and faced off with royalty. Though outnumbered by their...
Nov 6, 2022 · This article highlights 16 intelligent, capable, and brave female warriors and leaders in world history. Our scope is not limited to a particular time period of region, so this list offers a diverse range of heroines faced with unique and historically significant challenges.
