Bhavashankari

Maharani Bhavashankari (Bengali: মহারানী ভবশঙ্করী, romanized: Maharanī Bhavaśaṅkarī) was a ruler of Bhurishreshtha kingdom of Bengal.[1] After her husband's death, she ruled the country as the Queen Regent.[2]

Bhavashankari
Maharani of Bhurishrestha
Raybhagini (রায়বাঘিনী)
An artist's imagination of Maharani Bhavashankari
PredecessorRudranarayan
SuccessorPratapnarayan
SpouseRudranarayan
FatherDinanath Chaudhuri
ReligionHinduism
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References
  1. Deshpande, Y. K. (1945). "Raya Baghinis, the Brave Brahmin Ladies of India". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 8: 298–302. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 45435434.
  2. GANGULI, SAMIR (30 September 2023). THE ZAMINDARS AND NAWABS OF BENGAL. Blue Rose Publishers. p. 39.

Bibliography
  • Bhattacharya, Bidhubhusan (2009). Raybaghini O Bhurishrestha Rajkahini. Kolkata: Nababharati Prakashani.
  • Ray, Bharat Chandra. Raibaghini.
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