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Empress Zewditu was compelled to grant Tafari, who now controlled most of the Ethiopian government, the title of King (Negus). While Negus Tafari remained under the nominal rule of Zewditu (who was still Negeste Negest, i.e. Empress), Tafari was now in effect the ruler of Ethiopia. A number of attempts were made to displace him, but they were ...
Before that she was enthroned as empress consort or empress mother to a series of co-rulers, two of whom were married to her. Zoe was born when her father Constantine was nominal co-emperor to his brother, Basil II. After a planned marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Otto III in 996 failed to materialise, Zoe spent subsequent years in the imperial ...
Julia Domna was born in Emesa (modern day Homs) in Syria around 160 AD [6] to an Arab family that was part of the Emesene dynasty. [7] Her name, Domna, is an archaic Arabic word meaning "black", [8] [9] referencing the nature of the sun god Elagabalus which took the form of a black stone.
An empress dowager who lived through the reigns of at least two subsequent emperors would be called grand empress dowager (太皇太后; tàihuángtàihòu). The other imperial consorts of the former emperor would be addressed as dowager (太; tài) according to their rank, but it was not required.
Netflix's new historical drama, The Empress, dropped on Sept. 29, and it's already taken the No. 2 spot on the streaming service's charts.If you're a fan of Bridgerton and The Crown, this is the ...
Nur Jahan (lit. ' Light of the world '; 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645), [1] born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. More decisive and proactive than her husband, Nur Jahan is considered by certain historians to have been the real power behind the throne for more than a decade.
Another person who began to draw Empress Dugu's ire was her son, Yang Yong, the Crown Prince. When he was young, Emperor Wen and Empress Dugu had selected for him a wife from the honored Yuan clan, Northern Wei's imperial clan—the daughter of the official Yuan Xiaoju (元孝鉅
This is a list of Mughal empresses.Most of these empresses were either from branches of the Timurid dynasty, from the royal houses or families of Persian nobles. Alongside Mughal emperors, these empresses played a role in the building up and rule of the Mughal Empire in South Asia, from the early 16th century to the early 18th century.