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When her shogun husband cheated on her, she raised an army and destroyed the other woman's house. Later she deposed her incompetent son to become the first nun to rule Japan.
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When the true king of the Scots came to reclaim the throne, this spirited woman went up against her husband to back her chosen sovereign.
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Russia's greatest female thief was so slippery that even once she was re-captured after escaping from a Siberian prison, nobody was totally sure it was her.
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To ensnare the scheming ministers who were ruining her life, this princess used guile, cunning, and a sophisticated knowledge of civil engineering.
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When a neighboring tribe threatened the Yoruba, this queen went undercover as a spy to find their weakness.
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When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
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Born in a prison cell, this revolutionary financed and led a large chunk of Greece's navy to victory in their fight for independence.