African women in power · year lookup
Who ruled in 1850 CE?
2 documented African women rulers in these records held office in 1850 CE.
1850 CE falls in the 19th century CE. See this era on the timeline
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Documented history In office this year
Ranavalona I
Sovereign of the Merina kingdom
Ranavalona ruled from 1828 to 1861; her reign combined state consolidation and resistance to foreign influence with policies whose human consequences remain fiercely debated.
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Documented history In office this year
Ndaté Yalla Mbodj
Lingeer and effective sovereign of Waalo
Ndaté Yalla became Lingeer in 1846 and exercised effective sovereignty in Waalo until the French conquest of 1855, a rule documented in correspondence and colonial-era records.
Before 1850 CE
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Oral tradition Office ended about 23 years earlier
Nandi kaBhebhe
Queen mother in the Zulu kingdom
Nandi became a central royal woman and adviser after Shaka’s accession in 1816; much of her political biography survives through Zulu oral evidence recorded later.
After 1850 CE
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Oral tradition Office began about 4 years later
Masalanabo Modjadji II
Second Rain Queen in the Modjadji lineage
The second ruler in the Modjadji lineage is known through Balobedu oral history and later written records; published chronologies place her accession in 1854 and the transition to her successor in either 1894 or 1895.