Umadevi (उमादेवी; c. 1150 – 1218) was one of the wives of King Veera Ballala II and a

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

general during the

Chalukya The Chalukya dynasty () was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynas ...

campaigns. Born around 1150, Umadevi became one of the consort of Bellala II at age twenty-two. She commanded Mysore armies against the rival Chalukyas on at least two occasions, allowing Bellala to concentrate on administrative matters. Significantly contributing to the Hoysalas’ conquest Derrett, J. D. M., ''The Hoysalas'', London, 1957. of the Chalkyua at Kalyani (near present-day Bidar) in 1190, she eventually

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, according to the Indian tradition of sati, following her husband’s death in 1218.

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