Concubines of Egyptian rulers

Rasad (; ) was a slave concubine who, as the queen-mother of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir Billah, became the virtual regent of Egypt between 1044 and 1071. The name Rasad literally means "observed".

Al-Karakiya (fl. 1260), was a qiyan poet and musician, active in Mamluk Sultanate Egypt.