Born in 11th century Cordoba during the Golden Age of the Andalusian Umayyad Caliphate, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi grew up as a princess witnessing the fall of her house. Her father became Caliph for a few months before his life was taken by a rival, leaving her with a huge inheritance of wealth and power. Using that royal advantage, Wallada refused to marry, and instead lived her life the way a man of her time would: free to take any lover she wished, walking with her hair flowing behind her, and

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