Indian queens regnant

5th monarch of the Delhi Sultanate

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.

queen of Indore

13th-century Indian queen

Indian queen and freedom fighter

Queen regent of Gondwana (1524–1564)

Maharani Avantibai Lodhi (16 August 1831 – 20 March 1858) was a queen-ruler and freedom fighter. She was the queen of the Ramgarh (present-day Dindori) in Madhya Pradesh. An opponent of the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, information concerning her is sparse and mostly comes from folklore. In 21st century, she has been used as a political icon in Lodhi community.

Cleophis (Sanskrit: Kripa ) was an Assacani queen and key figure in the war between the Assacani people and Alexander the Great. Cleophis was the mother of Assacanus, the Assacanis' war-leader at the time of Alexander's invasion in 326 BCE. After her son's death in battle, Cleophis assumed command and negotiated a settlement that allowed her to retain her status. Later accounts claim Cleophis had a son by Alexander, a notion dismissed by historians.

hindu Queen of Kashmir

paramavaishnavi, Katyayani

chhatrapati of Thanjavur Maratha Empire

last ruler of the Madurai Nayak dynasty

Longest ruled Indian queen

Ballamahadevi (died 1285) was the queen regnant of the Alupa dynasty in 1275–1292.

9th century queen regnant of Toshala