[INDOLOGY] First female sovereign

[Nemec, John William (nemec) (jwn3y)]

No one has mentioned Queen DiddA, who reigned in 980-1003 A.D./C.E. in Kashmir, according to Kalha.a/Stein's dating. See the 6th taraGga. I think she also briefly ascended to the throne prior to this, as well, again according to Kalha.na. She is also known from the numismatic evidence; Cunningham records exemplars of her coinage, which was heavily alloyed. 

I've always just assumed there were other, earlier queens, and would be interested to know more.  I'll look up the reference Rich gives us but hope others chime in.

John Nemec

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I seem to recall that there was an excursus on queens in traditional
India in O. von Hinueber's book on the Palola Shahis, but I don't have a
copy at hand.

Rich Salomon


On 11/2/2016 4:56 AM, Michael Slouber wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Who was the first female sovereign in India?  I know about Razia Sultana in the 13th century, but were there any earlier?  Has there been any more recent research on Razia since Rafiq Zakaria’s 1966 book?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Michael
>
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> Michael Slouber
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> Department of Liberal Studies
> Western Washington University
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