Ayesha, or "She Who Must Be Obeyed," is the immortal, powerful, and beautiful title character from H. Rider Haggard's classic 1887 adventure novel She: A History of Adventure, a sorceress who rules a lost African kingdom and waits for the reincarnation of a past lover, appearing in sequels like Ayesha: The Further History of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed and She and Allan. The name "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed" was inspired by a childhood doll, while "Ayesha" comes from Arabic, pronounced "Assha".