African women in power · year lookup
Who ruled in 10 BCE?
2 documented African women rulers in these records held office in 10 BCE.
10 BCE falls in the 1st century BCE. See this era on the timeline
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Documented history In office this year
Amanirenas
Qore and Kandake of Kush
A ruling Kandake associated with Kush’s war against Roman Egypt and the peace settlement that followed; the exact boundaries of her reign remain approximate.
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Documented history In office this year
Amanishakheto
Ruling Kandake of Kush
A ruling Kandake attested by inscriptions and royal material from Meroë; the chronology and detailed political outline of her reign remain limited.
Before 10 BCE
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Documented history Office ended about 14 centuries earlier
Hatshepsut
Pharaoh; formerly regent
After serving as regent, Hatshepsut assumed full pharaonic titulary and ruled jointly with Thutmose III; monuments and inscriptions securely document her kingship.
After 10 BCE
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Contested reconstruction Office began about 14 centuries later
Amina of Zazzau
Sarauniya of Zazzau in historical tradition
Hausa chronicles and oral tradition remember Amina as a ruler and military leader of Zazzau, but surviving sources disagree over whether she belongs to the 15th or 16th century.