Ghazala the Kharijite was also a commander in battle, making famous generals like al-Hajjaj flee.

Khawlah bint al-Azwar was a prominent woman Muslim warrior in the 7th century, leading battles in what are today Syria, Jordan and Palestine.

She took part in the Battle of Yarmouk in 636, fighting the Romans and encouraging the male soldiers to join her. Hind bint РІР‚ВUtbah was an Arab woman in the late 6th and early 7th centuries who converted to Islam. A warrior woman sacrifices herself, cutting her own throat. Other examples of warrior women in India may be seen in sculpture. Kaikeyi was the wife of a king who drove his chariot in battle and saved his life. Shikhandini was a princess who learned 'archery, martial arts, war-techniques' and fought to avenge herself for past wrongs in another life she eventually became a man (through supernatural intervention). Satyabhama was a warrior wife of the god Krishna who led an army against Narakasura she was an archer and expert in wartime tactics. 400 BCE) In Hindu mythology, ChitrР”РѓngadР”Рѓ, wife of Arjuna, was the commander of her father's armies. Indian folklore Р”Р„ccounts of martial women were included in the Ramayana (ca. In his On the Bravery of Women the Greco-Roman historian Plutarch describes how the women of Argos fought against King Cleomenes and the Spartans under the command of Telesilla in the fifth century BCE. Another example in ancient British history is the historical Queen Boudica, who led a rebellion against the Roman Empire. In British mythology, Queen Cordelia fought off several contenders for her throne by personally leading the army in its battles as well as defending her home from her own warring family members, until she eventually commits suicide due to grief. The earliest known recording of the Amazons can be found in Homer's epic poem the Iliad, in which Homer described them as Amazon antianeirai, a term with multiple translations including 'the equal of men.' 'Amazon' has become an eponym for woman warriors and athletes in both modern and ancient society. The Amazons were an entire tribe of woman warriors in Greek legend. See also: List of women warriors in folklore

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