Category
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Irina Shayk
Russian model and television personality
Sofia Gubaidulina
Soviet and Russian composer (1931–2025)
Söyembikä of Kazan
Regent of the Kazan Khanate (1516-1557)
Yesugen
Yesugen () was one of the wives of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. She was of Tatar ancestry. Her elder sister Yesui also subsequently became a wife of Genghis Khan. During his military campaign against the Tatars, Genghis Khan fell in love with Yesugen and took her in as a wife. She was, along with Yesui, the daughter of Yeke Cheren, a Tatar leader executed by the Mongol forces. “Being loved by him, Yisügen Qatun said, ‘If it pleases the Qa’an, he will take care of me, regarding me as a human being and a person worth keeping. But my elder sister, who is called Yisüi, is superi
Tatarka
Russian hip hop singer and video blogger
Galiya Izmaylova
Soviet and Uzbekistani ballet dancer and ballet master (1923-2010)
Raisa Atambayeva
former First Lady of Kyrgyzstan
Masguda Shamsutdinova
composer