Indian female royalty

Maharani Tarabai Bhonsle (Marathi: [t̪aːɾabaːi; ; 1675 – 9 December 1761) was the regent of the Maratha Empire from 1700 until 1708. She was the queen of Rajaram I, and daughter-in-law of the kingdom's founder Shivaji I. She is acclaimed for her role in keeping alive the resistance against Mughal rule in Konkan, and acting as the regent of the Maratha Kingdom during the minority of her son, Shivaji II. She defeated Mughal forces of Aurangzeb in several battles and expanded the Maratha Kingdom.

Indian politician (1889–1964)

queen of Indore

13th-century Indian queen

Indian politician

Ottoman noble; daughter of caliph Abdülmecid II (1914–2006)

Indian freedom fighter, warrior queen

Indian queen and freedom fighter

Saṅghamittā ('''''' in Sanskrit, nun's name '''''' 282 BC – 203 BC) was an Indian Buddhist nun and believed to be the eldest daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka (304 BC – 232 BC) from his first wife Queen Devi (302 BCE – 242 BCE). Together with her brother Mahinda, she entered an order of Buddhist monks. The two siblings later went to Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddha at the request of Sri Lankan King Devanampiya Tissa (250 BC – 210 BC) who was a contemporary of Ashoka. Ashoka was initially reluctant to send his daughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) on an overseas mission. Ho

ruler of Sardhana, Meerut (c. 1753–1836)

Lahorian Royal and British Suffragist (1876–1948)

Queen of Ullal who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century

Maharani of Indian state of Cooch Behar (1864–1932)

Kashibai Bhat was the first wife of Bajirao I, the Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati (Emperor) Shahu. With Bajirao, she had four children, including Balaji Baji Rao and Ragunath Rao. Balaji succeeded Bajirao as Peshwa upon the latter's death in 1740. Also following Bajirao's death, Kashibai fostered her step-son, Shamsher Bahadur, whose mother was Bajirao's second wife, Mastani.

thumb|upright=1.5|Drachm of Agathoclea. The obverse with the queen's portrait and Greek inscription: BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ ΘEOTPOΠOY AΓAΘOKΛEIAΣ, Basilissēs Theotropou Agathokleias, "Of the Goddess-like queen Agathoclea". Reverse with Strato I standing in armour, and Kharosthi legend: Maharajasa Tratarasa Stratasa Agathukreya, "Of Saviour King Strato and Agathoclea." thumb|upright=1.5|right|Coin of Strato I and Agathoclea. Obverse with the conjugate busts of Strato and Agathoclea, and Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΩΝΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ, Basileōs Sōtēros Stratōnos Kai Agathokleias, "Of Saviour King S

Indian singer (1934–2002)

Rajmata Jijabai Shahaji Bhonsale (; 12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674), referred to as Rajmata Jijabai, or Jijamata, was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Kingdom. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja. He belonged to the lineage of Devagiri Yadavas.

alt=Roopmati|200px|thumb|right|Roopmati with Baz Bahadur, Sultan of Malwa. Rani Roopmati (died 1561), also known as Kavi Roopmati, was a poet queen of Mandu and the consort of the Sultan of Malwa, Baz Bahadur. Roopmati features prominently in the folklores of Malwa, which often describe the romance of the Sultan and his consort. She is said to have poisoned herself out of loyalty to her husband when Mandu fell to Adham Khan.

Didda or Dyed Reayn ( – 8 August 1003), also known as The Catherine of Kashmir, was the last ruler of the Utpala Dynasty of Kashmir from 980 to 1003. She first acted as regent for her son and various grandsons from 958 to 980, and from 980 as sole ruler and monarch. Most knowledge relating to her is obtained from the Rajatarangini, a work written by Kalhana in the twelfth century.

Indian politician (1919-2001)

princess and ruler of Bundi, India

Sugandha ( 883 – 914) was the fifth ruler of Kashmir in the northern Indian subcontinent during the 10th century.

Maharani of the Sikh Empire

Maharani of Baroda

Rani of Sarkar-e-Khalsa

Prabhavatigupta (died ) was a Gupta princess and Vakataka queen who was the consort of Maharaja Rudrasena II. Following the death of her husband, she effectively ruled the Vakataka Empire as regent from about 390 to 410.

Queen of Keladi Kingdom

hindu Queen of Kashmir

Samyukta, also known as Sanyogita or Sanjukta, was the daughter of Jaichand, the King of Kannauj, and one of three wives of Prithviraj Chauhan. The love between Prithviraj and Samyukta is one of India's most popular medieval romances, composed by Chand Bardai in Prithviraj Raso.

Elder sister of Emperor Babur

paramavaishnavi, Katyayani

Maharani of Travancore

first wife and chief consort of Shivaji

Senior Maharani of Travancore and Regent of Travancore. (1895–1985)

Indian conservationist

politician

Ranakadevi was a legendary 12th century queen of Khengara, the Chudasama ruler of Saurashtra region of western India. She is mentioned in the bardic tragic romance representing the battle between Chudasama king Khengara and Chaulukya king Jayasimha Siddharaja. However, this legend is not credible.

queen of Bhopal (1901 - 1926)

Wife of the Maharaja of Lahore

Maharani of Mayurbhanj (1874-1959)

warrior queen of Belawadi

politician

The real name of Pari Bibib was “Ramani Gabhoru”.

Trishala, also known as Videhadatta, Priyakarini, or Trishala Mata (Mother Trishala), was the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, and wife of the Gaṇa Mukhya, Siddhartha of Kundagrama, of present-day Bihar. She finds mention in the Jain texts.

Indian politician

Indian artist

Tai woman of Tai-Ahom Kingdom

Soyarabai Bhosale (née Mohite; 1634–1681) was the second wife of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom in western India. She was the mother of Shivaji's second son, Rajaram. She was the younger sister of the Maratha army chief, Hambirrao Mohite.

Indian linguist (1916-2008)

fourteenth century Vaghela Rajput princess

Sanskrit scholar

Princess of Udaipur (1794–1810)

rajkumari of Mandore

Harem-Queen to the Mughal emperor of India Bahadur Shah I

Longest ruled Indian queen

third Maharani consort of Tripura

Maharani Bhavashankari (Maharanī Bhavaśaṅkarī) was a ruler of Bhurishreshtha kingdom of Bengal.

Ottoman noble (born 1937)

Indian princess