African women in power · year lookup
Who ruled in 8 CE?
No woman ruler in these records is documented holding office in 8 CE. The nearest are shown below.
8 CE falls in the 1st 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 8 CE
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Documented history Office ended about 7 years 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 8 CE
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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.