Jinjur
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Jinjur is a Munchkin girl who once led an Army of Revolt and briefly ruled the Emerald City of Oz.
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Description
Jinjur is a pretty girl, and for the most part good, reliable, and honest. She can get excited and a little rash at times.
History
Jinjur was unhappy because men had ruled the Emerald City for too long. She secretly organized an army made up entirely of girls, and successfully conquered the city, stealing its fabulous wealth and enslaving all the men and boys. Jinjur was made queen, but knowing that the Scarecrow had escaped and joined forces with his old friend the Tin Woodman, she summoned an old witch named Mombi to help her maintain the kingdom. Mombi was eventually captured by Glinda, the Good Witch of South and was forced to reveal the identity of Princess Ozma, the true ruler of Oz. The Emerald City was liberated and Jinjur was captured, but on promise of good behavior she was sent home to her mother, like all the girls of her army. (The Marvelous Land of Oz)
After this she settled down on a farm, obeying her promise to Ozma to behave. She married and lives on a farm in the Munchkin Country with her husband and nine cows. (Ozma of Oz). She later attempted to help the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman break a terrible enchantment, and permitted them to stay at her farm. (The Tin Woodman of Oz)
Appearances
- The Marvelous Land of Oz (first appearance)
- Ozma of Oz
- Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (mentioned only)
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz (mentioned only)
- The Tin Woodman of Oz
Background
Writer L. Frank Baum intended the women's revolt to be a parody of the suffragettes, a movement with which he was familiar, as his mother-in-law was an active campaigner of women's rights to vote.
Jinjur is the subject of the Oz short story "Four Views of General Jinjur."
