Role of Royal Ladies in Political and Legal Regime

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Role of Royal Ladies in Political and Legal Regime.

1. Prabhavati Devi:
 First wife of the Gorkha Ruler Narabhupal shah.
 Visited to Bhatgaon to secure friendly relationship with the king Ranjit Malla so that
Gorkha would revive hope of victory in Narbhupal which was lost after his defeat in
1737 in Navakot and Tanhu.
 Act as a Chief Counselor and mentor of Prithivi Narayan Shah and had influenced the
contemporary politics of Nepal.

2. Rajendra Lakshmi:
 Wife of King Pratap Singh Shah considered to be the royal lady owning
uncontrollable authority.
 Became the regent of her son Rana Bahadur Shah after the death of her husband
Pratap Singh Shah.
 During her regency, she reportedly continued the unification camping of modern
Nepal started by prithivi Narayan shah.
 Expanded Nepal’s borders up to kali Gandaki.
 Establishes friendly relations with British Company and the settled disputed
territories to promote the interest of Nepal.

3. Rajrajeshwori Devi
 First wife of Rana Bahadur Shah.
 After her husband renounces his throne in favor of his son Girvan, queen Rajeshwori
became the regent.
 She was hence forced to commit sati.

4. Lalit Tripura Sundari Shah:


 She was the wife of Rana Bahadur Shah and was Childless.
 Became regent queen of her step son and later on regent of her grandson.\
 She was the one who give power to Damodar Pandey.
 In 1842, she wrote Raj Dharma, a treaty on duties and right of king. She is also
considered first women who published literature in Nepali.

5. Bhrikuti:
 Bhrikuti was the daughter of Anshuverma.
 Harsha Vadan in India and Tsrong Tsong Gampo in Tibet were the contemporaries of
Anshuverma who were expanding their territories.
 To be safe from the probable danger, Anshuverma contracted matrimonial relation
with Tibet by giving his daughter in marriage to Tsrong Tsong Gampo.
 Bhrikuti then spread Buddhism in Tibet.
 Her relation with the Tibet strengthens the position of Nepal. Meanwhile, she was the
one who flourished and protected the notion of Buddhism.
 It is told that she built a nine storied called Sog po mkhar for herself joined by a
silvery bridge to the king’s palace.

6. Putali Maharani:
 Putali Maharani was the youngest wife of Jung Bahadur Rana.
 Putali Maharani then was aware of the intrigues (secret planning) in the court.
 She was a mere palace maid in the unrest days of weak king Rajendra Bikram shah
when three power bases clashed against one another.
 She had served as Jung Bahadur Rana's informant, spilling to him all the screams and
murmurs coming from within the Narayan Hiti Palace's gates.
 Therefore, Putali Maharani was one of the main reasons behind Jung Bahadur Rana
gaining power and position in the history of Nepal.

7. Kriti Laxmi:
 Kriti Laxmi was the warrior of kritipur who fought bravely in the battle field of
incoming of Gorkhalis with brute determination and courage.
 Kriti Laxmi, a newar woman of kritipur, fought the invaders known as man Bhairv
Singh.
 She is also regarded as holy goddess (AJIMAA) of newars who was responsible for
saving kingdom of kritipur.
 Therefore, kriti Laxmi is a very brave, powerful and leading women in the history of
Nepal though her history is still hidden.

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