African women in power · year lookup
Who ruled in 159 BCE?
No woman ruler in these records is documented holding office in 159 BCE. The nearest are shown below.
159 BCE falls in the 2nd century BCE. See this era on the timeline
That gap is expected: this is a selected chronology of women who already have a sourced profile here, not a complete record of everyone who held power. The nearest documented rulers are below.
Before 159 BCE
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Documented history Office ended about 13 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 159 BCE
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Documented history Office began about 119 years later
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.