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33 Most Badass Queens and Empresses in History
Kings get all the glory. But some of the most ruthless rulers in history were women.

Olga of Kiev burned an entire city using birds. Ching Shih commanded 40,000 pirates and retired wealthy. Wu Zetian allegedly killed her own daughter to become China's only female Emperor. Tomyris stuffed Cyrus the Great's severed head in a bag of blood.

Boudicca razed London and killed 70,000 Romans. Irene of Athens blinded her own son. Khutulun wrestled every man who proposed and won 10,000 horses instead of a husband.

From warrior queens who led cavalry charges to empresses who ran secret police networks. These 33 women seized power, crushed rebellions, and left trails of destruction behind them.

This is history they never taught you in school.