Rudrama Devi
Queen-Regnant of the Kakatiya Kingdom from 1262 to 1289 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rudrama Devi also known by her regnal name Rudra-deva Maharaja, was a Kakatiya Queen who ruled substantial parts of present-day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in southern India. She was among the few and the most successful female rulers of Indian history.
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Reign | c. 1262 – November 1289 CE | ||||
Predecessor | Ganapati-deva | ||||
Successor | Prataparudra | ||||
Died | November 1289 CE Possibly at Chandupatla (present-day Telangana, India) | ||||
Spouse | Virabhadra | ||||
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Dynasty | Kakatiya | ||||
Father | Ganapati-deva |
Rudrama's father and predecessor Ganapati, who had no son, appointed her as his co-regent around 1260. By 1263, Rudrama became the sole ruler, although she was not formally anointed as a sovereign at least until 1269. Early during her reign, Rudrama appears to have faced a revolt, which she was able to suppress with the support of her loyalists. She recovered some of the territories that the Kakatiyas had lost to their southern neighbours - the Pandyas - during the late 1250s and the early 1260s. She also repulsed invasions by the Seunas (Yadavas) from the north-west, and the Gajapatis from the north-east. In the 1270s and the 1280s, Rudrama lost much of her southern territory to a revolt by the Kayastha chief Amba-deva, and likely lost her life in a conflict against him in 1289. Her grandson Prataparudra succeeded her on the Kakatiya throne.
The reign of Rudrama was remarkable for the rise of several non-aristocratic warriors in the Kshatriya service. She strengthened the Warangal Fort by raising the height of its inner wall and constructing an outer wall surrounded by a moat.