Maharani Bhavashankari (Bengali: মহারানী ভবশঙ্করী, romanizedMaharanī 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

References

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  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

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  • Bhattacharya, Bidhubhusan (2009). Raybaghini O Bhurishrestha Rajkahini. Kolkata: Nababharati Prakashani.
  • Ray, Bharat Chandra. Raibaghini.
Bhavashankari
Bharadwaj Dynasty
Regnal titles
Preceded by Maharani of Bhurishrestha Succeeded by