Umade Bhattiyani

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Tenurec. 1537 1562
Died(1562-11-20)20 November 1562
Kelva, Mewar, India
Umade Bhattiyani
Rani of Marwar
Tenurec. 1537 1562
Died(1562-11-20)20 November 1562
Kelva, Mewar, India
SpouseMaldeo Rathore
DynastyBhati
FatherRawal Lunkaran Bhati
ReligionHinduism

Umade Bhattiyani (d. 1562; other names Umadeo, Uma Devi) was one of the wives of Maldeo Rathore, the renowned Rathore ruler of Marwar (r. 1532 – 1562). She was known as Roothi Rani — the Irate or Aggrieved Queen, or 'the Queen-who-Sulked.[1]

Umade is a princess of the Bhati Rajput clan of Jaisalmer and was the daughter of Rawal Lunkaran Bhati, the ruler of Jaisalmer (r. 1530 - 1551). Her sister Dheer Bai Bhattiyani was the favourite wife of Maharana Udai Singh II of Mewar.[2]

Marriage

She was married to Maldeo Rathore.[2] The marriage was not a happy one.[3] She also refused to have any conjugal relations with him. Her attitude towards Maldeo earned her the title Roothi Rani.[4]

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