Kota Rani of Kashmir
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Kota Rani was the last Hindu
ruler of Kashmir
, until 1339.
She was the daughter of Ramachandra. Ramachandra had appointed an administrator Rinchana, a Ladakhi. Rinchana became ambitious. He sent a force in the fort in the guise of merchants, who took Ramachandra's men by surprise. Ramachandra was killed and his family was taken prisoners.
To earn local support, Rinchana appointed Rawanchandra, the son of Ramachandra appointed as administrator of Lar and Ladakh, and married his sister Kota Rani. He employed Shah Mir
as a trusted courtier, who had entered Kashmir earlier and had had been given an appointment in the government.
Rinchana's rule was hard and stern. He died as a result of an assassination after ruling for three years.
Kota Rani was first appointed as a regent for Rinchana's young son. Later she was persuaded to marry Udayanadeva by the elders. Udayanadeva died in 1338.
Kota Rani had two sons. Rinchana's son was under the charge of Shah Mir and Udayanadeva's son was taught by Bhatta Bhikshana. Kota Rani became the ruler in her own right and appointed Bhatta Bhikshana as her prime minister.
Shah Mir pretended to be sick, and when Bhatta Bhikshana visited him, Shah Mir jumped out of his bed and killed him. He asked Kota Rani to marry him, but she declined. Shah Mir then attacked her and was forcing her to marry him. Rather than marry him, according to the historian of that period Jonaraja, she committed suicide and offered her intestines to him as a wedding gift!
It is not known what happened to her sons.
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
ruler of Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
, until 1339.
She was the daughter of Ramachandra. Ramachandra had appointed an administrator Rinchana, a Ladakhi. Rinchana became ambitious. He sent a force in the fort in the guise of merchants, who took Ramachandra's men by surprise. Ramachandra was killed and his family was taken prisoners.
To earn local support, Rinchana appointed Rawanchandra, the son of Ramachandra appointed as administrator of Lar and Ladakh, and married his sister Kota Rani. He employed Shah Mir
Shah Mir
Shams-ud-Din Shah Mir was a ruler of Kashmir and the founder of the Shah Miri dynasty named after him. Jonaraja, in his Dvitīyā Rājataraṅginī mentioned him as Sahamera. He came from Swat territory on the borders of Afghanistan. However, Jonaraja a credible historian informs us that Shahmira was...
as a trusted courtier, who had entered Kashmir earlier and had had been given an appointment in the government.
Rinchana's rule was hard and stern. He died as a result of an assassination after ruling for three years.
Kota Rani was first appointed as a regent for Rinchana's young son. Later she was persuaded to marry Udayanadeva by the elders. Udayanadeva died in 1338.
Kota Rani had two sons. Rinchana's son was under the charge of Shah Mir and Udayanadeva's son was taught by Bhatta Bhikshana. Kota Rani became the ruler in her own right and appointed Bhatta Bhikshana as her prime minister.
Shah Mir pretended to be sick, and when Bhatta Bhikshana visited him, Shah Mir jumped out of his bed and killed him. He asked Kota Rani to marry him, but she declined. Shah Mir then attacked her and was forcing her to marry him. Rather than marry him, according to the historian of that period Jonaraja, she committed suicide and offered her intestines to him as a wedding gift!
It is not known what happened to her sons.