Kuda Kala Kamanafaanu,
also known as Kalhu Kamana or Queen Tukkamana,
was the ''
de facto''
Sultana regnant of the Maldives, but legally the regent of
King Dom Philippe who resided in Goa.
From the death of Kalaafaan in 1609, Kalaafaan's cousin Queen Tukkamana ruled for up to four years until her death.
She was not able to secure her rule due to a civil war.
She died during a pilgrimage at the Mahibadu island in the
Ari Atoll
Ari Atoll (also called Alif or Alifu Atoll) is one of the natural atolls of the Maldives. It is one of the biggest atolls and is located in the west of the archipelago. The almost rectangular alignment spreads the islands over an area of about . I ...
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The grant, written in 1661, gives the name of her.
References
17th-century sultans of the Maldives
17th-century women monarchs
1613 deaths
Year of birth missing
Women monarchs in Asia
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