Rajamata
Sanskrit for queen mother
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Rajamata[1] is a Sanskrit term used for the mother of a raja (transl. King). It is also employed to address the queen dowager.[2] In the contemporary period, it is most commonly used to address the head of a royal dynasty in India.
Examples
- Rajamata Jijabai of Maratha Kingdom, mother of Shivaji[3]
- Rajamata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, mother of Madhavrao Scindia[4][5]
- Rajamata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, step-mother of Bhawani Singh[6]
- Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, wife of late Bhawani Singh[7]
- Rajamata Krishna Kumari of Marwar (Jodhpur), mother of Gaj Singh[8]
- Rajamata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala, mother of Amarinder Singh[9]
- Rajamata Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore, mother of Malhar Rao Holkar
- Rajamata Dr. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysuru (Mysore), adoptive mother of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar