Africa North Africa Algeria Canary Islands The
Canary Islands are Spanish territories of North Africa.
Peraza family Kingdom of the Canary IslandsThe title of "King/Queen of the Canary Islands" was included in the
list of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown.
Egypt The first verified female monarch of Egypt is Sobekneferu of the
Twelfth dynasty. 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. Many of the Ptolemaic kings co-ruled with their queens. However,
Arsinoe II,
Berenice II,
Arsinoe III and
Cleopatra I are considered monarchs by Sally-Ann Ashton, but not by Tara Sewell-Lasater. }
Libya Sudan West Africa Benin The Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Orango •
Okinka Pampa (reigned 1910–1930)
Canhabaque •
Idiana Ibop, also known as Juliana (reigned ?–1925)
Côte d'Ivoire Baoule •
Pokou (reigned ) – Queen and founder of the Baoule tribe. •
Akwa Boni (reigned )
Mali Mali Empire •
Kassi (reigned ?–1352/1353), co-ruler with
Mansa Sulayman Nigeria Akure Kingdom • Èyé Àró (reigned 1393–1419) • Èyémọ̀ị́n (reigned 1705–1735) • Amọ́robíòjò (reigned 1850–1851)
Arnado Debbo Arnado Debbo has been ruled by women for about two and a half centuries. • Nyagangwu Sukbarub These queens reigned from to . • Kufuru • Ginu • Yakumo • Yakunya • Wanzamu • Yanbamu • Gizir-gizir • Inna-Gari • Daurama • Ga-Wata • Shata • Fatatuma • Sai-Da-Mata • Ja-Mata • Ha-Mata • Zama • Sha-Wata •
Daurama II
Federation of Nigeria • Elizabeth II,
Queen of Nigeria (reigned 1960–1963)
Ifẹ •
Ooni Luwoo (reigned in the 10th century)
Igala Kingdom •
Ebulejonu, also known as Ebule (reigned in the 16th century)
Igodomigodo •
Emose (reigned 584–600) •
Orrorro (reigned 600–618)
KumbwadaKumbwada has been ruled by women for at least six successive generations. • Magajiya Maimuna
Senegal Lingeer's leadership activities were carried out at the highest tier, as a co-monarch. • Lingeer •
Lingeer Fatim Beye (reigned ) •
Lingeer Ndoye Demba (reigned ) – she was the founder of the Serer
Joos Maternal Dynasty •
Lingeer Ngoné Dièye •
Njembot Mbodj •
Ndaté Yalla Mbodj •
Lingeer Selbeh Ndoffene Joof '''''' • Ayimpène (reigned c. 1907–c. 1931) • Sibeth, also spelled Sibet (reigned late 1930s–1976)
Kpa Mende •
Madam Yoko (reigned 1878–1906)
Central Africa Angola Mbunda Kingdom •
Vamwene Naama •
Vamwene Yamvu •
Vamwene Mbaao ya Chinguli (reigned in the 1500s–early 1600s) •
Vamwene Kaamba ka Mbaao •
Vamwene Mukenge wa Lweembe, Livindamo Kingdom of KongoThere were two female monarchs during
Kongo Civil War. •
Ana Afonso de Leão, queen of Nkondo and matriarch of
Kinlaza • Nyakatolo Ngambo
Cameroon • Wou-Ten, founder of the
Tikar dynasty (reigned c. 1299–?) • Ngon-Nso, founder of the
Nso dynasty (reigned late 14th century–c. 1421)
Chad Kanem–Bornu Empire •
Aissa Koli (reigned c. 1563–1570)
Congo-Kinshasa Lunda Kingdom •
Bakwa Luntu people •
Diambi Kabatusuila (reigned 2017–present)
East Africa Comoros Other female sultans also ruled on the Comoros, but their reign dates are unknown:
Ethiopia Kenya • Elizabeth II,
Queen of Kenya (reigned 1963–1964) •
Mwana Mkisi, founder of
Mombasa, founded in c. 900 AD •
Mwana Inali, ruler of Kitao on
Manda Island – she was the ruler of Kitao when the Pate Sultan Omar (d. 1392/3) conquered Kitao, according to the
Pate Chronicle •
Mwana Mimi, ruler of the
Pate Sultanate (reigned 1763–1773)
Madagascar Ambohidratrimo • Ravorombato
Menabe •
Bibiasa Bemihisatra •
Safy Mozongo – Mother of
Binao •
Binao – Daughter of
Safy Mozongo Bemazava • Irana • Tsiresy I • Soanaomby
Somalia •
Asha Ngumi, ruler of Ngumi Island in the
Bajuni Islands Somaliland Sultanate of Ifat •
Māti Layla Abūd (c. 1344–1352)
South Sudan Shilluk Kingdom • , the eighth ruler (and only queen) of the Shilluk.
Tanzania Tanganyika • Elizabeth II,
Queen of Tanganyika (reigned 1961–1962)
Unguja •
Mwana Mwema, queen of Unguja (reigned ?–1653) •
Fatuma binti Yusuf al-Alawi, queen of Unguja (reigned ?–1698 and 1709–1715)
Pemba Island •
Mwana Mize binti Muaba (reigned in the 17th century) •
Mwana Fatuma binti Dathash (reigned in the 17th century) • Fatima •
Mwanzuani – she succeeded her mother
Uganda Southern Africa Eswatini The
Ndlovukati serves as a joint head of state, ruling alongside the
Ngwenyama. •
LaYaka Ndwandwe •
Lomvula Mndzebele •
Lojiba Simelane •
Tsandzile Ndwandwe •
Sisile Khumalo •
Tibati Nkambule •
Labotsibeni Mdluli •
Lomawa Ndwandwe •
Nukwase Ndwandwe •
Zihlathi Ndwandwe/Mkhatjwa •
Seneleleni Ndwandwe •
Dzeliwe Shongwe •
Ntfombi Tfwala (reigned 1983–present)
Malawi Namibia South Africa AmaMpondomise •
Mamani kaPhahlo (reigned 1732–1758)
Lobedu people The
Modjadji or
Rain Queen is the hereditary
queen of
Lobedu, the people of the
Limpopo Province of
South Africa. The succession to the position of Rain Queen is
matrilineal, meaning that the Queen's eldest daughter is the heir, and that males are not entitled to inherit the throne at all. The Rain Queen is believed to have special powers, including the ability to control the
clouds and
rainfall. •
Maselekwane Modjadji (reigned 1800–1854) •
Masalanabo I Modjadji (reigned 1854–1894) •
Khetoane Modjadji (reigned 1895–1959) •
Makoma Modjadji (reigned 1959–1980) •
Mokope Modjadji (reigned 1981–2001) •
Makobo Modjadji (reigned 2003–2005) •
Masalanabo II Modjadji (reigned 2023–present)
Union of South Africa Zambia •
Mamochisane, queen of the
Makololo (reigned )
Zimbabwe Americas North America Canada Mexico Coba • (reigned ) • (reigned ) •
Lady Kʼawiil Ajaw (reigned 640–682)
Ecatepec •
Tlapalizquixochtzin (reigned in the late 15th–early 16th century)
Palenque •
Ix Yohl Ikʼnal (reigned 583–604) •
Sak Kʼukʼ, also known as Muwaan Mat (reigned 612–615)
Tepetlaoztoc •
Azcasuch (reigned 1489–1498)
Toltec Empire •
Xiuhtlaltzin (reigned 979–983)
Toniná •
Lady K'awiil Yopaat (reigned 762–774)
Tzacoalco •
Malinxalchitl (reigned ?–1524)
Mixtec •
Lady 9 Wind Stone Quexquemitl •
Lady 6 Monkey War Quexquemitl •
Lady 1 Death •
Lady 13 Flower Precious Bird •
Lady 2 Flower Rising Jewel •
Lady 11 Monkey Jade Spiderweb •
Lady 11 Alligator Quetzal Jewel •
Lady 2 Jaguar Jade Spiderweb •
Lady 5 Rabbit Jewel •
Lady 3 Jaguar Precious Butterfly Sun •
Lady 6 Water Quetzal Jewel of Flower War •
Lady 3 Rabbit Divine Flame •
Lady 12 Flower Broken Mountain Butterfly •
Lady 11 Rabbit Jewel of the Rising Sun •
Lady 8 Deer Quetzal Spiderweb •
Lady 1 Flower Jaguar Quexquemitl Central America Belize Pusilha •
Lady Ich’aak K’inich (reigned c.710–731)
Guatemala El Perú •
Lady K'abel (reigned 672–692)
La Florida •
Lady Chaak (reigned )
Naranjo •
Wac Chanil Ahau, also known as
Lady Six Sky Tikal •
Unen Bahlam (reigned ) •
Lady of Tikal (reigned 511–527?)
Caribbean West Indies South America Brazil Ecuador •
Quilago (reigned in the early 16th century) – queen of
Cochasquí Guyana Peru •
Lady of Cao,
Moche ruler
Asia East Asia China Eastern QueendomIn
Tibet, there was
Nüguo (, lit. "Kingdom of Women"), also known as
Dong nüguo (, lit. "Eastern Kingdom of Women"), related to the tribe
Sumpa. Several queens regnant of there were recorded in Chinese history books. •
Supi Mojie () •
Dajiawa () •
Qibangsun () •
Lianbi ()
Kingdom of DergeWithin the Derge royal lineage of
Dharma Kings (法王), there were two female "Dharma Kings". • Yangchen Drolma (reigned 1774–1786) •
Tsewang Lhamo (reigned 1790–1806/08, disputed)
Japan Korea South Asia Bangladesh North India East India South India Quilon • Queen of Quilon, name unknown (reigned in the early 16th century) – she concluded a treaty with the Portuguese in 1516 • Queen of Quilon, name unknown (reigned in the mid-17th century) – she concluded a treaty with the Dutch in 1659
AttingalAttingal was an independent principality until 1729 when
Marthanda Varma ascended the throne and incorporated his mother's Attingal in Travancore. •
Umayamma Rani (reigned as junior queen ?–1678 and as senior queen 1678–1698) • Queen of Attingal, name unknown (reigned as junior queen ?–1698 and as senior queen 1698–1729) – she was installed on the throne by
Marthanda Varma of Travancore in 1733
Kottarakkara • Queen of
Elayadathu Swarupam, name unknown (reigned 1739–1742) – she was installed on the throne by the Dutch during the
Travancore–Dutch War Western India Central India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Assacani •
Cleophis (reigned 326 BC–?)
Gilgit •
Dadi Jawari (reigned 1642—1667 and 1689—1705) — also known as Malika Jawahir Khatun •
Malika Sahibnuma, also spelled as Sahebnuma (reigned 1825–1828)
Kanhaiya Misl •
Sada Kaur (reigned 1789–1821)
Soomra dynasty •
Hamoon (reigned 1107) – she occupied the throne after her husband Sanghar's death, but was soon crushed by the nobles
Sri Lanka Southeast Asia Cambodia Sumatra Jambi Sultanate • Putri Selaras Pinang Masak (reigned 1460–1480) – she co-ruled with her husband
Datuk Puduko Berhalo Old Port Pacification Superintendency • Shi Er-jie (), also romanized as Shih Er-chieh (reigned c. 1431) – she succeeded her father
Shi Jinqing (施進卿) but contested with her brother Shi Jisun (施濟孫)
Pagaruyung Kingdom is the title for a female leader in
Minangkabau. • Puti Reno Silinduang Bulan (reigned 1457–1460) • (reigned 1460–1480) '''''' • , also known as Nyi Rambut Kasih (reigned in the 15th century)
Nusa Tenggara Kalimantan Mempawah Kingdom • Gusti Intan, also known as Ratu Permaisuri (reigned 1892–1902) '''''' • Putri Di Dalam Petung (reigned 1516–?) '''''' • (reigned in the mid-18th century) – after her death, the kingdom was divided into several petty states, each with its own ruler • (reigned in the late 18th century) – ruler of and '''''' • Ikenawai (reigned 1542–1557)
Sulawesi Bungku Kingdom • Boki Panesi (reigned 1825–?) '''''' • Wekoila (reigned ) '''''' • Queen of Lipukasi, name unknown (reigned ) – in 1814,
John Crawfurd saw the female sovereign of the little state of Lipukasi; she was also the wife of the
Macassar chief Kraing Lembang Parang, also spelled Karaeng Lembangparang, of
Gowa-
Tallo '''''' • Ratu Leheraung (reigned 1570–1609)
Laos Myanmar Möng Mao • Nang Ye Hkam Leng (), ruler of
Möng Mao (reigned 1293–1310 or 1127–1152) – according to some sources, she succeeded her father ()
Möng Sit • Nang Li, ruler of
Möng Sit (reigned 1873–1876)
Pangtara • Mi Thit, ruler of
Pangtara (reigned c. 1840s)
Thailand Timor-Leste There were many chiefdoms on
Timor, but according to the hierarchy among the Timorese domains, the ruler of
Sonbai of West Timor, the ruler of
Wehali of Central Timor, and the ruler of Likusaen (today:
Liquiçá) of East Timor were three paramount rulers of Timor.
Liquiçá •
Ursula da Costa (reigned ) •
Dona Gracia da Costa Rodrigues Pereira (reigned ) •
Chuldu (reigned 9 BC–16 AD) – she ruled with her husband
Aretas IV Philopatris •
Shaqilath (reigned 16–40 AD) – she ruled with her husband
Aretas IV Philopatris •
Shaqilath II – she ruled with her husband
Malichus II; after his death she was regent for her son
Rabbel II Soter •
Gāmilat – she ruled with
Rabbel II Soter •
Hagaru – she ruled with
Rabbel II Soter Lebanon TripoliThe
County of Tripoli was an autonomous state. •
Lucia of Tripoli (reigned 1287–1289)
Saudi Arabia Bāzu • Iapa, queen of the city Dihrani –
Esarhaddon conquered eight kings and queens of the land Bāzu • Baslu, queen of the city Ihilum –
Esarhaddon conquered eight kings and queens of the land Bāzu
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan •
Tomyris (reigned –520 BC) — queen of
Massagetae North Asia Siberia •
Botohui-Tarhun (reigned in the 13th century) — queen of
Europe Central Europe Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and Czechia Poland Eastern Europe Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan Russia Northern Europe Denmark, Norway and Sweden Lithuania Western Europe Luxembourg and Belgium Burgundian Netherlands •
Mary of Burgundy (reigned 1477–1482) – according to 's book,
Mary of Burgundy and
Isabella Clara Eugenia are included in the list of thirty women sovereigns over European states between 1300 and 1800
Spanish Netherlands •
Isabella Clara Eugenia (reigned as independent sovereign 1598–1621) – during her and
Albert's co-reign period, the
Spanish Netherlands temporarily had formal independence from Spain
Austrian Netherlands •
Maria Theresa (reigned 1740–1780) – she was also the sovereign of many other states as ruler of the
Habsburg monarchy Grand Duchy of Luxembourg •
Marie-Adélaïde (reigned 1912–1919) •
Charlotte (reigned 1919–1964)
Netherlands Monaco United Kingdom and Ireland Picts • Pictish Queen, name unknown (reigned c. 617) – in 617, she summoned pirates to massacre
Donnán and his companions on the island of
Eigg; she is the only woman ruler mentioned in early
Scottish history Southern Europe Albania With the
fall of the Serbian Empire after 1355, for a period Albania were ruled by local chieftains. In the 14th and 15th centuries
Ottoman Empire conquered the sovereign
Albanian principalities.
Polis •
Cratesipolis (reigned ) — ruler of
Sicyon and
Corinth •
Nicaea, ruler of
Corinth Italy Portugal Romania TransylvaniaThe
Principality of Transylvania was an autonomous state. •
Catherine of Brandenburg (reigned 1629–1630)
Spain and Andorra •
Toda of Pamplona (reigned ) — queen of
Deio and
Lizarrara •
Andregoto Galíndez (reigned ) — queen of
Lumbier •
Tota of Ribagorza (reigned 1003–1010) — independent countess of
Ribagorza •
Mayor García of Castile (reigned 1010–1025) — independent countess of
Ribagorza Malta Montenegro Oceania Australasia Australia New Zealand Rarotonga •
Makea Takau Ariki,
Queen/Supreme High Chiefess of the Cook Islands (reigned 1871–1911) – was the last monarch and only queen regnant of the
Kingdom of Rarotonga established in 1858, she ceased to be sovereign after 1888
Melanesia Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Polynesia American Samoa •
Tuimanufili (reigned as 20th
Tui Manu'a) •
Siliave (reigned as 23rd Tui Manu'a) •
Seuea (reigned as 27th Tui Manu'a) •
Matelita (reigned 1891–1895, as 39th Tui Manu'a)
French Polynesia Bora Bora •
Teriimaevarua II (reigned 1860–1873) •
Teriimaevarua III (reigned 1873–1895)
Huahine and
Tehaapapa III •
Teha'apapa I (reigned 1760–1790) •
Teri'itaria II (reigned 1815–1852) •
Teha'apapa II (reigned 1868–1893) •
Teuhe (reigned 1888–1890) – she reigned under a rebellion government against her mother Queen Tehaapapa II •
Teha'apapa III (reigned 1893–1895)
Raiatea •
Tehauroarii (reigned 1881–1884) •
Tuarii (reigned till 1897) – she reigned under a rebellion government against the French with the support of
Teraupo'o after
Tamatoa VI abdicated.
Rapa Iti •
Daughter of Parima (reigned ?–1887)
Rimatara •
Tamaeva IV (reigned 1876–1892) •
Tamaeva V (reigned 1892–1901)
Tahiti •
Purea (reigned in the 18th century), queen of the Teva clan on the southern part of the island before unification •
Pōmare IV (reigned 1827–1877)
Nuku Hiva •
Vaekehu – her husband died in 1863, but Vaekehu continued to reign on her own as Queen
Hawaii Hilo •
Ululani, 7th Chiefess of Hilo '''
Ko'olau''' •
Hinakaimauli'awa, 2nd Chiefess of Ko'olau •
Mualani, 3rd Chiefess of Ko'olau • Kaimihauoku, 7th Chiefess of Ko'olau • Holaulani (Kauaohalaulani), 16th Chiefess of Ko'olau • Ipuwai-o-Hoalani, 19th Chiefess of Ko'olau
Molokai •
Kapau-a-Nuʻakea, 3rd Chiefess of Molokai •
Kamauliwahine, 4th Chiefess of Molokai •
Hualani, 5th Chiefess of Molokai •
Kanealai, Chiefess of Molokai (reigned during the 18th century)
Oʻahu •
Kūkaniloko, 11th Moʻi of Oʻahu •
Kalaimanuia, 12th Moʻi of Oʻahu (reigned 1600–1665)
Hawaiʻi Island •
Kaikilani, 17th Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (reigned 1575–1605) •
Keakamahana, 19th Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (reigned 1635–1665) •
Keakealaniwahine, 20th Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (reigned 1665–1695) •
Kalanikauleleiaiwi, 21st Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (reigned 1695–1725) — co-ruler with her brother
Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku Kauaʻi •
Kamakahelei, 22nd Moʻi of Kauaʻi (reigned 1770–1794)
Kingdom of Hawaii •
Liliʻuokalani (reigned 1891–1893 and claimed status as queen until her death in 1917) – the only queen regnant of the
Kingdom of Hawaii established by
Kamehameha I Tonga •
Tupoumahe'ofo (reigned 1777–1781, as Tu'i Kanokupolu) •
Salote Tupou III (reigned 1918–1965)
Tuvalu Wallis and Futuna Uvea •
Toifale (reigned 1825-1829) •
Falakika Seilala (reigned 1858–1869) •
Amelia Tokagahahau Aliki (reigned 1869–1895) •
Aloisia Brial (reigned 1953–1958) == Legendary and mythological monarchs ==