Raadhafathi of the Maldives
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Al-Sultana Raadhafathi Sri Suvama Abaarana Mahaa Rehendhi (Dhivehi
: އައްސުލްޠާނާ ރާދަފަތި ސިރީ ސުވަމަ އަބާރަނަ މަހާރެހެންދި) was the Sultana (queen) of the Maldives
from 1379 to 1380. She was the third daughter of Sultan Omar I of the Maldives
and ascended the throne of the Maldives after the death of her sister, Rehendhi Khadijah
. After reigning for a short time, she gave the throne to her husband, Mohamed of Maakurath
.
Dhivehi language
Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by about 350,000 people in the Maldives where it is the national language. It is also the first language of nearly 10,000 people in the island of Minicoy in the Union territory of Lakshadweep, India where the Mahl dialect of the Maldivian...
: އައްސުލްޠާނާ ރާދަފަތި ސިރީ ސުވަމަ އަބާރަނަ މަހާރެހެންދި) was the Sultana (queen) of the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
from 1379 to 1380. She was the third daughter of Sultan Omar I of the Maldives
Omar I of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Abul Fath Jalaaluddin Omar Veeru Siri Loka Abaarana Mahaa Radun was the Sultan of the Maldives from 1306 to 1341. He was the son of Sultan Salis. Sultan Omar I ruled the country for 35 years until his death on 1341...
and ascended the throne of the Maldives after the death of her sister, Rehendhi Khadijah
Khadijah of the Maldives
Al-Sultana Khadeejah Sri Raadha Abaarana Mahaa Rehendhi or more famously known as just Rehendhi Khadeejah meaning, Queen Khadeejah, was the Sultana of the Maldives from 1347 to 1380. She is one of the earliest female heads of state in a Muslim nation...
. After reigning for a short time, she gave the throne to her husband, Mohamed of Maakurath
Mohamed I of the Maldives
Al-Sultan Mohammed I Sri Sundhura Abaarana Mahaa Radhun was the Sultan of the Maldives from 1380 to 1385. He was the son of Kaeumani Kaulhanna Kilege and husband of his predecessor Raadhafathi. He ruled the country for 5 years until his death in 1385...
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