Póo Mín Tsetli

Póo Mín Tsetli (23 March 931 – 19 July 1004) was the first queen (Énqutsa: Sémútli) of the Second Kingdom of Énqusqó, reigning from 957 until her death in 1004. After conquering the neighbouring Kingdom of Tsétlaxó during the War of Flowers at the age of 23, she united the thrones of both her father and her betrothed under one crown. At her coronation in 958, she took on the title of Shémútli after the famous king of the mythic First Kingdom of Énqusqó to bolster her legitimacy to dominion over all peoples of the Énqusqan peninsula. She is considered one of the greatest rulers in history, having implemented numerous political, cultural, legal and military reforms that still shape the world in the modern-day. She commissioned the designs for the Palace of Whispers which would eventually become the University of Tsétlaxó, the oldest educational institution in the world. Whilst the palace wasn't completed in her lifetime it brought great wealth and prestige to the city of Tsétlaxó. She also fostered early forms of the urbocentrist political ideology which would later inspire some of Acoul Noyon's writings, the Republic of Énqusqó and the World Forum.

Early life
Quite unusually for a woman in her era, large portions of Póo Mín Tsetli's childhood was recorded by the royal chroniclers of Mín. Her father, La Mín Tún, had sought to involve the girl in politics from a young age due to a long standing dispute with his brother La Mín Zu. Several poems describe the young princess being groomed to rule and disrupt the traditional succession by naming her heir to the Kingdom of Mín. She spent a great deal of time being educated in history, several languages, poetry, politics, economics, warfare, naval strategy and many other subjects.

By age 15 she had been involved in several naval battles during her father's campaigns to expand along the coast. She also proved crucial in preventing a war with the neighbouring expansionist Kingdom of Xyóo, through a tactical betrothal of herself to the Xyóo heir.

In her early 20s she lead a trade expedition around the Kidal Sea, becoming renowned as an experienced naval captain, having crushed several pirate incursions that were threatening the Mín trade routes. Sources say she became a trusted advisor to her father and one of his closest aides towards the end of his reign.