Category: Biography
Rajyasri Rajyasri , 550, Maukhari princess. Daughter of Prabhakara, the ruler of Thanesar, by his queen Yasomati, she was the sister of the great Harshavardhana (d. 647). While only …
Raj Kaur Raj Kaur, d. 1789, Sikh princess’, mother of Ranjit Singh. Daughter of Gajpat Singh of Jind, she was married to Maha Singh of Gujranwala, when her husband …
Rajinder Kaur Rajinder Kaur, d. 1791, Ran! of Phagwara, Punjab. She was a cousin of Raja Amar Singh of Patiala (d. 1781) and had earlier helped him in his …
Rajas Bai Rajas Bai, d.1715, Mahratha princess. Second wife of the Mahratha ruler, Rajaram (d. 1700) she put her rival Tarabai and her rival’s son Shivaji II in confinement, …
Rai Bagan Rai Bagan, later 17th cent., warrior lady. Wife of Udaram of Basin, who had devotedly served the Mughal empire, she was given the title of Rai Bagan …
Rahim-un-Nissa Rahim-un-Nissa. early 18th cent., Mughal princess. Daughter of Jan Muhammad, she was called Koki Jiu because she and Emperor Muhammad Shah (d. 1748) had been suckled by the …
Radhabai Peshwa Radhabai Peshwa, d.1753, Mahratha princess. A daughter of the Barve family of Maharashtra, she was the wife of Peshwa Balaji Vishvanath, and bore him four children, the …
Radha Bai Radha Bai, 1696-97, Mahratha lady, wife of Nagoji Mane, of Mhswad, near Satara. Her brother, Amrit Rao Nimbalkar, was cruelly put to death in June 1696, by …
