Queen Sammu-Ramat was the wife and queen of King Shamshi-Adad V (r. 824–811 BC), a son and successor of King Shalmaneser III. Around 806 BC, her son, King Adad-Nirari III was at an age where he could take on the full responsibility of the Assyrian throne.
Enheduanna was the daughter of Sargon of Akkad, and composed 42 temple hymns and three stand-alone poems that are considered an important part of Mesopotamia's literary legacy.
Madaki Hasa Askia* (c. 1500–1600) was the Daughter of Emperor Askia Muhammad I (Askia the Great), the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire. She became the first female Sultan of Kano.
