African women in power · year lookup
Who ruled in 581 CE?
No woman ruler in these records is documented holding office in 581 CE. The nearest are shown below.
581 CE falls in the 6th century CE. 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 581 CE
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Documented history Office ended about 6 centuries earlier
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.
After 581 CE
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Contested reconstruction Office began about 8 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.