Kurmanjan Datka

Biography:

Kurmanjan Datka also known as The Tsaritsa of Alai or The Queen of the South was a stateswoman in Kyrgyzstan known for her initial resistance to the annexation of that region by Russia. Kurmanjan was born into a rich family of the Mongush clan in the Osh. At the age of 18 she was supposed to be married to a man whom she did not see until her wedding day.