Category: Warrior queens
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Ndaté Yalla Mbodj: The Senegalese queen who resisted colonialism
Ndaté Yalla Mbodj (c.1814–c.1856) was te last ruler of Waalo, a kingdom located in what is now northern Senegal and southern… Read more.
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Teuta of Illyria: the pirate queen who defied Rome
Queen Teuta of Illyria (fl. 231–228 BCE) was a talented admiral and one of the first known women pirates. Her… Read more.