Kakatiya rani rudrama devi biography

Queen regnant of the Kakatiya Kingdom from 1262 to 1289

For the 2015 film, see Rudhramadevi (film).

Kakatiya rani rudrama devi biography

For the 2021 television series, see Rudramadevi (TV series).

Rudrama Devi (r. c. 1262 - 1289; also known by her regnal name Rudra-deva Maharaja) was a KakatiyaQueen regnant who ruled substantial parts of present-day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in southern India.

She was among the few successful female rulers in Indian history.

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.

Kakatiya rani rudrama devi biography in hindi

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 during the late 1250s and the early 1260s to their southern neighbours - the Pandyas.

She also repulsed invasions by the Seun