Tribhuvana Mahadevi II also known as Prithivi Mahadevi, was the
queen regnant
A queen regnant (plural: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank and title to a king, who reigns '' suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a "kingdom"; as opposed to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigni ...
of the Indian
Bhauma-Kara dynasty's Kingdom of
Toshala in
Kalinga Kalinga may refer to:
Geography, linguistics and/or ethnology
* Kalinga (historical region), a historical region of India
** Kalinga (Mahabharata), an apocryphal kingdom mentioned in classical Indian literature
** Kalinga script, an ancient writ ...
in 890-896 AD.
Life
She was born to king
Janmejaya I
The Somavamshi (IAST: Somavaṃśī, "Lunar dynasty") or Keshari (IAST: Keśarī) dynasty ruled parts of present-day Odisha in eastern India between the 9th and the 12th centuries. Their capitals included Yayatinagara (modern Binka) and Abhinav ...
of the
Somavamshi dynasty
The Somavamshi (IAST: Somavaṃśī, "Lunar dynasty") or Keshari (IAST: Keśarī) dynasty ruled parts of present-day Odisha in eastern India between the 9th and the 12th centuries. Their capitals included Yayatinagara (modern Binka) and Abhina ...
kingdom. She was married to
Subhakara IV or Kusumahara II (r. 865-882). The couple had no survivning heir. When her spouse died, he was succeeded by his brother Sivakaradeva III (r. 882-890).
When king Sivakaradeva III died in 890, she succeeded him on the throne. This was possibly because of the influence of her father. She is known to have given great tribute to her father in her charters. According to the Brahmesvara inscription of Somavamsi from the reign of King Udyotakesari Mahabhavagupta, her father Janmejaya “drew to himself the fortune of the King of Odra country, who was killed in battle by his Kunta.”
Her reign was supported by her father. When the Kalachuri king Sankaragana invaded Kosala, and her father Janmejaya I engaged in combat with the aggressor, the Bhauma-Kara dynasty’s officials supported a coup by the queen's sister-in-law, the widow of Sivakaradeva III, who deposed Tribhuvana Mahadevi II and replaced her on the throne as
Tribhuvana Mahadevi III.
[Archana Garodia Gupta, ]
The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons.
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After the deposition, former queen Tribhuvana Mahadevi II returned to live with her father in Kosala.
References
* Archana Garodia Gupta,
The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons.'
9th-century queens regnant
9th-century Indian women
9th-century Indian people
9th-century queens consort