Living being in The Oz Series

General Jinjur

Also known as the leader, the monarch, the girl Jinjur, this terrible Queen Jinjur, the former Queen, the audacious Jinjur, a soldier woman named General Jinjur, a pretty dairy-maid, a girl named General Jinjur.

A pretty dairy-maid in the Land of Oz, formerly the tall, imperious leader of the secret all-girl Army of Revolt who once drove the Scarecrow from the throne of the Emerald City and fought Glinda's army; now married to a man who owns nine cows and content to lead a quiet life.

Appears in 13 chapters, first in chapter 32, last in chapter 84.

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What the story establishes

Affiliation	No longer politically affiliated; married to a dairy farmer along the road to the Emerald City and living under Ozma's rule as an ordinary subject. (as of ch. 68)
Age	A young woman. (as of ch. 32)
Appearance	A pretty dairy-maid, lively in appearance, serving milk to travelers along the road. (as of ch. 68)
Being nature	An ordinary living young human woman of the Land of Oz.
Body conditions	Notably taller than the boy Tip.
Conflict	No significant conflict remains; her only current friction is domestic, over her husband's error in milking the wrong cow. (as of ch. 68)
Current goal	To lead a quiet, contented domestic life as a dairy-maid, minding her own business. (as of ch. 68)
Dialogue style	Calm and conversational, replying to Ozma with easy familiarity and a touch of dry humor about her husband's mishap. (as of ch. 68)
Equipment	A bowl of milk which she offers to Ozma. (as of ch. 68)
Gender identity	woman (as of ch. 32)
Health condition	Sound and unharmed; agile enough to dance on the throne cushions and leap clear over the Scarecrow's head to flee when the field mice panic her. (as of ch. 39)
Is alive	yes (as of ch. 32)
Maturation stage	A young woman / young adult.
Motive	To live happily and quietly as a married dairy-maid, minding her own business rather than pursuing power. (as of ch. 68)
Personality	Calm, lively, and content; speaks in a matter-of-fact, unbothered manner even about her husband's minor troubles, showing no trace of her former imperious ambition. (as of ch. 68)
Quirks	Stamps her foot when impatient and frowns as terribly as her pretty face will allow. (as of ch. 32)
Referential profile	feminine (as of ch. 32)
Sex profile	female (as of ch. 32)
Skills	A capable commander and rabble-rouser who musters and marshals four hundred women into four companies and leads them to a bloodless conquest. (as of ch. 32)
Social status	A married dairy-maid living a quiet domestic life along the road to the Emerald City, no longer associated with royalty or rebellion; still recognized and addressed courteously by Ozma. (as of ch. 68)
Status	Married and living as a contented dairy-maid at a farm along the road to the Emerald City, serving milk to travelers; her husband owns nine cows and is currently nursing a black eye after a dispute over which cow to milk. (as of ch. 68)

Relationships

leader of → Army of Revolt (ended) ch. 32–48
General Jinjur commands the all-girl Army of Revolt, mustering and marshaling its four hundred women and leading them to war against the Emerald City.
conquers → City of Emeralds (ended) ch. 32
Leading her army through the surrendered gate, Jinjur captures the undefended Emerald City without a drop of blood being spilled.
deposes ← Glinda (ended) ch. 48
By capturing Jinjur and ending the war, Glinda deposes the usurper and clears the throne for the rightful heir Ozma's accession.
captures ← Glinda's girl soldiers (ended) ch. 48
Landing by the Gump in the palace courtyard, Glinda's Captain and three soldiers leap out and make the former Queen Jinjur a prisoner, locking strong chains upon both her wrists.
imprisoned by → Glinda's girl soldiers (ended) ch. 48
[CASCADE] Created by CAPTURES(glinda_guard_girls→general_jinjur)
captures → Jack Pumpkinhead (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur's Army takes Jack Pumpkinhead (still tied to the Saw-Horse) prisoner with his comrades.
ally of · Mombi (ended) ch. 36–46
As Jinjur's chief counsellor Mombi actively saves the alliance this chapter, working two protective enchantments against Glinda — disguising Jellia as herself and transforming into a red rose — before being unknowingly plucked and carried out of the city into Glinda's camp, which is about to end the pact.
captures → Saw-Horse (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur's Army takes the Saw-Horse prisoner along with the rest of the party.
captures → Scarecrow (ended) ch. 39
At Jinjur's clapped signal her Army of Revolt swarms in and surrounds the Scarecrow, making him her prisoner.
captures → Tin Woodman (ended) ch. 39
At Jinjur's signal a girl snatches the Tin Woodman's axe from behind, disarming him, and the Army takes him prisoner along with his comrades.
captures → Tip (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur's Army takes Tip prisoner with the others, though Jinjur means to spare and return him to old Mombi rather than destroy him.
captures → Woggle-Bug (ended) ch. 39
The Army of Revolt surrounds and takes the Woggle-Bug prisoner along with the rest of the devoted band.
threatens ← Glinda (ended) ch. 45
After the first deception is exposed, Glinda sends word to Jinjur that the fraud is discovered and she must deliver up the real Mombi or suffer terrible consequences.
negotiates with → Glinda (ended) ch. 45
Besieged by Glinda's army, Jinjur sends a girl with a flag of truce to parley, asking why Glinda has invaded and what her demands are; Glinda replies that Jinjur must deliver up old Mombi as prisoner and she will not molest her further.
threatens → Jack Pumpkinhead (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur decrees that Jack Pumpkinhead's wooden body be chopped up for kindling and his pumpkin head made into tarts.
provides service ← Mombi (ended) ch. 36–46
Answering Jinjur's summons, Mombi comes to the royal palace and works her secret magic from a locked tower room to prevent the return of the Scarecrow and his companions.
threatens → Saw-Horse (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur decrees that the Saw-Horse be chopped up for kindling-wood.
enemy of · Scarecrow (ended) ch. 32–48
The Scarecrow's quarrel with Jinjur is ended: it is his idea to overfly the walls with the Gump that wins the war, after which Jinjur is captured, deposed, and pardoned, and Ozma — not the Scarecrow — takes the throne.
confronts ← Scarecrow (ended) ch. 39
Finding Jinjur seated on his throne, the Scarecrow sternly confronts her, demanding how she dares sit there and charging her with treason against the law.
threatens → Scarecrow (ended) ch. 32
Jinjur declares she will conquer the Scarecrow and wrest his throne, marching her army to dethrone the Scarecrow King.
threatens → Scarecrow (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur decrees the Scarecrow's destruction, ordering that he be used to start a bonfire.
threatens → Tin Woodman (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur decrees the Tin Woodman's destruction, ordering that he be cut into small pieces and fed to the goats.
threatens → Woggle-Bug (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur threatens to have the Woggle-Bug made into green-turtle soup, or else a stewed and highly spiced Hungarian goulash.
rules → City of Emeralds (ended) ch. 39–48
Jinjur reigns as self-proclaimed Queen of the Emerald City, enthroned in the palace with the Scarecrow's crown and sceptre and her Army in control of the city.
enemy of · Glinda (ended) ch. 45–48
Glinda ends the war with Jinjur: baffled by the barred walls, her party flies the Gump over them and seizes Jinjur in her courtyard; the Army of Revolt submits, and on promise of good behavior the deposed Jinjur is released.
defies → Glinda (ended) ch. 48
Unwilling to give up her throne, Jinjur listens to her soldiers and sends a sharp defiance to Glinda, refusing to submit and provoking a declaration of war.
imprisoned by ← Jack Pumpkinhead (ended) ch. 39–48
[CASCADE] Created by CAPTURES(general_jinjur→jack_pumpkinhead)
defies → Ozma (ended) ch. 48
Refusing to yield the crown to the true heir, Jinjur sends a sharp defiance to the Princess Ozma, declaring she will never consent to step down.
communicates with ← Ozma (ended) ch. 68
Ozma recognizes Jinjur serving as a dairy-maid along the road, and the two exchange words: Jinjur curtsies and explains she has married a man with nine cows and now leads a quiet, contented life, with her husband nursing a black eye from a milking dispute.
imprisoned by ← Saw-Horse (ended) ch. 39–48
[CASCADE] Created by CAPTURES(general_jinjur→saw_horse)
imprisoned by ← Scarecrow (ended) ch. 39–48
[CASCADE] Created by CAPTURES(general_jinjur→scarecrow)
deceives → Scarecrow (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur lures the party into a trap, letting the rebels stand aside so the Scarecrow and his friends march unopposed into the throne room, where she springs her waiting Army on them.
defeats → the soldier with the green whiskers (ended) ch. 32
Confronted by the Royal Army of Oz, Jinjur calls his bluff over his unloaded gun and routs him; the soldier flees toward the palace, leaving the city to her.
imprisoned by ← Tin Woodman (ended) ch. 39–48
[CASCADE] Created by CAPTURES(general_jinjur→tin_woodman)
imprisoned by ← Tip (ended) ch. 39–48
[CASCADE] Created by CAPTURES(general_jinjur→tip)
imprisoned by ← Woggle-Bug (ended) ch. 39–48
[CASCADE] Created by CAPTURES(general_jinjur→woggle_bug)
surrenders to ← Guardian of the Gates (ended) ch. 32
Overpowered by the needle-wielding girls, the Guardian howls for mercy and lets Jinjur take his ring of keys without resistance.
advises ← Mombi (ended) ch. 45–46
Mombi is Queen Jinjur's chief counsellor, whom Jinjur dreads yet obeys: the witch overrules Jinjur's impulse to surrender her, promising she can save them both, and directs the deceptions used against Glinda.
communicates with → Ozma (ended) ch. 68
Ozma recognizes Jinjur as the dairy-maid serving her milk, and the two converse: Jinjur explains she married a man who owns nine cows and is now content to lead a quiet life, and describes her husband nursing a black eye after milking the wrong cow.
deposes ← Ozma (ended) ch. 53
Ozma, a little girl and the rightful heir to the throne, deposed General Jinjur and took rule of the land as Ozma of Oz.
deposes → Scarecrow (ended) ch. 53
In a revolution in the Land of Oz, the soldier woman General Jinjur deposed the Scarecrow from the throne.
threatens → Guardian of the Gates (ended) ch. 32
Jinjur demands the Guardian surrender the city; when he refuses, her girls jab knitting-needles near his face until he yields.
gives → Ozma (ended) ch. 68
Jinjur, now a dairy-maid, gives Ozma a bowl of milk to refresh her when the travelling party stops along the road.
frees ← Ozma (ended) ch. 48
On her promise of good behavior, the captured Jinjur is released once the Army of Revolt is disbanded.
communicates with → Tip (ended) ch. 32
Meeting Tip on the road, Jinjur feeds him and explains her secret Revolt — that her all-girl army will conquer the Scarecrow's Emerald City that very day.
insults → Woggle-Bug (ended) ch. 39
Jinjur cruelly mocks the Woggle-Bug, dismissing his correction and musing that she will have him made into green-turtle soup or a spiced goulash.
communicates with ← Jack Pumpkinhead (ended) ch. 39
Jack Pumpkinhead suggests to Jinjur that she be sent back to her mother, where she belongs.
communicates with ← Saw-Horse (ended) ch. 39
The Saw-Horse gruffly suggests that Jinjur be given a good shaking.
threatens ← the soldier with the green whiskers (ended) ch. 32
The Soldier with the Green Whiskers levels his long gun at Jinjur and cries 'Halt!', though the gun proves to be unloaded.
communicates with ← Tip (ended) ch. 39
Tip suggests that Jinjur be shut up in a closet until she behaves and promises to be good.
communicates with ← Woggle-Bug (ended) ch. 39
The Woggle-Bug flippantly suggests to Jinjur that the Scarecrow marry the Queen so they can both rule.
gives → Tip (ended) ch. 32
Jinjur gives the hungry Tip her lunch basket, telling him to carry it and help himself to its contents.

From the text

“Friends, fellow-citizens, and girls!” she said; “we are about to begin our great Revolt against the men of Oz! We march to conquer the Emerald City—to dethrone the Scarecrow King—to acquire thousands of gorgeous gems—to rifle the royal treasury—and to obtain power over our former oppressors!”Chapter 32

“The throne belongs to whoever is able to take it,” answered Jinjur, as she slowly ate another caramel.Chapter 39

for it is so aristocratic to be a Queen that I do not wish to be obliged to return home again, to make beds and wash dishes for my mother.Chapter 45

To think, that after having ruled as Queen, and lived in a palace, I must go back to scrubbing floors and churning butter again! It is too horrible to think of! I will never consent!Chapter 48

there was about her an air of decision and importance that led him to suspect she was some great personage.Chapter 32

"I've married a man who owns nine cows," said Jinjur to Ozma, "and now I am happy and contented and willing to lead a quiet life and mind my own business."Chapter 68

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