Female Rulers
Matriarchies, matriarchs, crown princesses, princesses/empresses with high positions of power, female generals, sect leaders, etc.
Will not include wives of rulers for obvious reasons.
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FL is a ruler/lord/queen
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2. The Romance of Tiger and Rose
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FL isthe crown princess in a matriarchy (her mother is the city lord/empress)
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4. My Dear Destiny
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5. Ye Cheng
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6. Ooku
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FL is the shogun
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7. Ooku: The Inner Chamber
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FL is the shogun
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8. Bu Ji Jiang Jun Song Wo Qing
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FL is a queen
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FL is the shogun
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10. Guai Ge Ci Ke Zuo Tou Pai
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SML is the empress/queen
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11. Nuhuang Guilai
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FL is an empress
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12. Wang Fei Wan Fu
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FL is a princess vying for the throne in a matriarchy
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13. Men Zhu
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14. Fox in Fuso
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Antagonist is the leader of an organization (from what I gathered, it was vague)
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15. The Kingdom of Women
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Queen/empress FL
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16. Chasing Love
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FL is a princess in a matriarchy (in the second arc)
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17. Zhang Gong Zhu Zhai Shang
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Elder Princess FL (sister of the ruler). I added her because she has quite a significant power base despite not being the main ruler.
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18. Phoenix Lands in the World
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Sect Leader FL
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19. Jiao Yue Liu Huo
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Sect Leader FL
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20. Horror Stories of Tang Dynasty
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21. Kingdom: Season 2
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22. The Flower And The Empress
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Set in a matriarchy. FL is a princess
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23. Hong Dou Sheng Nan Guo
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FL is an empress
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Empress Dowager Regent
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Empress Dowager Regent for a child emperor