Draft:Queen of Kosala

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Queen of Kosala
करणस्य राज्ञी (Sanskrit)
StyleMaharani
Member ofKosala Kingdom
Inaugural holderKeshini and Sumati
Final holderMallika

Queen of Kosala (Sanskrit: करणस्य राज्ञी) is a title used since the 11000 BCE by the wife of the King of Kosala. This term is often only used for the role of a queen consort (wife of the king). The earliest records show the first holder of the title being queens Keshini and Sumatithe wife of king Sagara, while Mallika was believed to be the final holder of the title. However Sita is most famously known for holding this title while her husband Rama was king of Kosala.[1]

Background

This title is more often given to the queen consort of the kingdom while their husbands are the supreme head of the kingdom. Once the king passes away due to circumstances the queen in this title will immediately lose the title as Queen of Kosala and will be known as the Widow queen.[2]

Spouse of the Kings of Kosala

The first title holder is recorded to be queen Idhumiti and the final holder being Sumati the spouse of king Lava.

While king Dasharatha was king he made his three wives Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra queens of Kosala and all three were given the title.

While Sita was in exile for 14 years with her husband, Mandavi's husband Bharata was the acting king of Kosala hence making Mandavi the acting queen for 14 years till the Coronation of Rama and Sita.

List

Image Name Birth dynasty/kingdom Former title Spouse Became queen Notes
Keshini and Sumati Unknown Unknown Sagara Marriage
Ambujakshi Unknown Unknown Asamanja Marriage
Madayanti Unknown Unknown Kalmashapada Marriage
Idhumiti Vidarbha Kingdom princess of Vidarbha Aja of Kosala After Aja of Kosala crowned king Died while queen
Kausalya Dakshina Kosala princess of Dakshina Kosala Dasharatha After Dasharatha crowned king Stripped from title after Dasharatha's death
(widow queen)
Sumitra Kasi Kingdom princess of Kasi Dasharatha After marrying king Dasharatha of Kosala Stripped from title after Dasharatha's death
(widow queen)
Kaikeyi Kekeya Kingdom princess of Kekeya Dasharatha After marrying king Dasharatha of Kosala Stripped from title after Dasharatha's death
(widow queen)
Mandavi Mithila Kingdom princess of Mithila Bharata (acting king) Not crowned, acting as queen Since Rama and Sita were in exile for 14 years. Her husband Bharata ruled Kosala as an acting king hence making her an acting queen for 14 years
Sita Mithila Kingdom princess of Mithila Rama Crowned alongside her husband at their coronation Banished from Kosala and lost title as queen
(still referred as queen by many)
Sumati Unknown Unknown Lava Crowned when Lava became king Also ruled Lavapuri and the kingdom of Shravasti with her husband
Mallika Magadha Kingdom princess of Magadha Kingdom Pasenadi Queen by marriage to Pasenadi

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "The Ramayana in Sanskrit: Book 1: Chapter 5".
  2. ^ Irwin, Henry Crossly (1880). The Garden of India. Or, Chapters on Oudh History and affais🤘. London: W. H. Allen. p. 106.
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