COMMUNITY MINIATURES SUGGESTION THREAD ON BAGGY’S CAVE (FACEBOOK)
Here is a copy of what I posted in our Facebook group, which is where most the voting takes place. For the suggestions though you can add them in the comments section here and I will add them to the poll.
Hello, I’m mostly going to be busy with Salute things but this can be pootling in the background. Post below who you want to be in the poll for the next 3 community minis. The top 3 will be made. This isn’t the poll, but I’ll collate them all for the poll and give you lots of warning when that goes live.
I found this to be the best way as it gives people time to see who everyone is, and none of the options get a “head start”.
On your suggestions, can you put their birth and death date, name/s, country, and a term that sums them up like job title or what they’re known for. Then whatever you want in terms of why you want them, any pics and any other info. The poll will only have the basic information so this is a good chance to “pitch” them to the others. I’ll probably do a blog post pre poll as well with this info collated so people can have a good look before its voting time.
It means more famous doesn’t automatically get a head start too.
Woop!
Community Miniatures Project 
Semiramis (Shammuramat, Sammu-ramat)
Legends(?)
Horse riding, rock climbing, warrior queen of Assyria. Inventor of trousers (and eunuchs). Founder, with her husband Ninus, of ancient Nineveh. Conqueror of Baktria.
History – The real and historical Shammuramat (the original Akkadian form of the name) was the Assyrian wife of Shamshi-Adad V (ruled 824–811 BCE). She was the ruler of the Neo-Assyrian Empire as its regent for five years (810-805 BCE) before her son Adad-Nirari III came of age and took the reins of power. She conquered much of the Middle East and the Levant and stabilised and strengthened the empire after a destructive civil war.
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Hypatia (born c. 350–370 CE, died 415 CE)
Alexandrian philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. Teacher, editor, commentator (not sports) and counselor to the powerful.
Though a pagan neoplatonist philosopher, she taught Christians including a future bishop, but was murdered and torn to pieces by a Christian mob as (probably) part of a political conflict.
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Fu Hao or maybe Fu Zi (Bronze Age China c. 1240-1200 BCE)
Royal consort, military general and high priestess of the Shang Dynasty. Buried in her own grave (unusual for royal wives) with both precious goods and 130 weapons including two (or more) massive bronze axes.
https://smarthistory.org/tomb-of-fu-hao/
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Khutulun (c. 1260-1306 CE)
Great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan and first cousin once removed of Kublai. Noblewoman of the Chagatai Khanate. Renowned athlete, archer and warrior. Accrued a herd of more than ten thousand horses in competitions and by defeating suitors in wrestling matches. Was her father’s chief advisor and preferred successor but this was prevented by her male relatives. Still became the army’s commander on his death. Probable basis for the character of Turandot in various western works of art.
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Tomyris (6th Century BCE)
Queen of the Massagetae (a Saka-Scythian tribal confederation). Cyrus the Great of Persia sought to acquire her kingdom through marriage but she was having none of it. So he attempted it by invasion. The tribes routed his army so he set out a great banquet with lots of wine. When the pursuing warriors found this and got drunk, the Persians ambushed and slaughtered them. Tomyris swore vengeance and led her army to crush the Persians in battle. She sought out the corpse of Cyrus, cut off his head and shoved it into a bag filled with his soldiers’ blood, proclaiming ‘Drink your fill of blood!’. Which was nice.
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