18th March, 2024
CHIRANJIT MITRA
● Era: Tang Dynasty (624 - 907 CE) ● Source of Wealth: Ruled a vast, prosperous empire. Expanded trade routes and fostered cultural and economic growth. ● Impressive Fact: China's only official female emperor seizing power with cunning and ambition.
● Era: 18th century ● Source of Wealth: Immense land holdings across the Russian Empire. Promoted expansion and serfdom (a system that enriched landowners). ● Impressive Fact: A patron of the arts and education with a sharp political mind to match her wealth.
● Era: Ancient Egypt ● Source of Wealth: Pharaoh of a rich kingdom. Traded luxurious goods with fertile lands along the Nile. ● Impressive Fact: Known for her beauty, but also a skilled ruler who forged alliances with Rome's most powerful men.
● Era: 15th and 16th centurie ● Source of Wealth: Unified Spain sponsored Columbus' voyages to the New World, profiting from gold and resources. ● Impressive Fact: A devout Catholic, her reign also saw persecution and expulsion of religious minorities.
● Era: Ancient Egypt ● Source of Wealth: Expanded Egyptian trade into new territories, dealing in gold, ivory, and exotic goods. ● Impressive Fact: One of the few female pharaohs, a brilliant strategist and builder.
● Era: 17th century ● Source of Wealth: Fought strategically against Portuguese colonizers, controlled trade routes, and protected her people from the slave trade. ● Impressive Fact: A fierce warrior and diplomat, a symbol of African resistance against colonialism.
● Era: 20th and 21st centurie ● Source of Wealth: Head of the British monarchy, extensive property holdings and investments, including Crown Estates. ● Impressive fact: The longest-reigning British monarch was a figure of stability through tremendous change.
● Era: 19th century ● Source of Wealth: Reigned over Madagascar with an iron fist, heavy taxation, and forced labor policies. ● Impressive Fact: Fiercely opposed European influence, earning her the nickname "The Mad Queen."