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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| title = <br />
| name = Kota Rani<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| succession = Ruler of Kashmir<br />
| reign = 1323 − 1339<br />
| predecessor = [[Rinchan]] (1320- 1323)<br />
| successor = [[Shah Mir]]( 1339-1342)<br />
| house = [[Lohara dynasty]]<br />
| father = Ramachandra<br />
| mother = <br />
| spouse = [[Rinchan]] <br/> Udayanadeva <br />
| death_date = 1344<br />
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| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
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}}<br />
Kota Rani was the last ruler of the [[Hindu]] [[Lohara dynasty]] in [[Kashmir]]. She was regent during the minority of her son, and ruled as monarch until 1339. She was deposed by [[Shah Mir]], who became the first Muslim ruler of Kashmir.<br />
==Life==<br />
Kota Rani was the daughter of Ramachandra, the commander-in-chief of [[Suhadeva]], the king of [[Lohara dynasty]] in [[Kashmir]].{{sfn|Hasan, Kashmir under the Sultans|1959|p=8}} Ramachandra had appointed an administrator, [[Rinchan]], a [[Ladakh]]i. Rinchan became ambitious. He sent a force in the fort, in the guise of merchants, who took Ramachandra's men by surprise.{{sfn|Hasan, Kashmir under the Sultans|1959|p=38}} Ramachandra was killed and his family was taken prisoner.{{Sfn|Hasan|1959|p=38}}<br />
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To earn local support, Rinchan appointed Rawanchandra, the son of Ramachandra, as administrator of Lar and Ladakh, and married his sister Kota Rani.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/psa-dossier-calls-mehbooba-mufti-kota-rani-kashmirs-hindu-queen-who-poisoned-rivals/362492/|title=PSA dossier calls Mehbooba Mufti Kota Rani, Kashmir’s Hindu queen who ‘poisoned’ rivals}}</ref> He employed [[Shah Mir]] as a trusted courtier, who had entered Kashmir earlier and had been given an appointment in the government.{{fact|date=June 2020}}<br />
Rinchan converted to [[Islam]] and adopted the name of Sultan Sadruddin. He died as a result of an assassination after ruling for three years.{{fact|date=June 2020}}<br />
===Reign===<br />
Kota Rani was first appointed as a regent for Rinchan's young son. Later she was persuaded to marry Udayanadeva by the elders. Udayanadeva died in 1338.{{fact|date=June 2020}}<br />
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Kota Rani had two sons. Rinchan's son was under the charge of Shah Mir and Udayanadeva's son was taught by Bhatta Bhikshana. Kota Rani became the ruler in her own right, and appointed Bhatta Bhikshana as her prime minister.{{fact|date=June 2020}}<br />
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Shah Mir pretended to be sick, and when Bhatta Bhikshana visited him, Shah Mir jumped out of his bed and killed him.<ref>Culture and political history of Kashmir, [[Prithivi Nath Kaul Bamzai]], M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd., 1994.</ref> According to [[Jonaraja]], she committed suicide.{{fact|date=June 2020}} According to Jonaraja, Shah Mir killed both of her sons.<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
She was very intelligent and a great thinker. She saved the city of Srinagar from frequent floods by getting a canal constructed, named after her and called "[[Kutte Kol|Kute Kol]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/908064/queens-poets-academics-mystics-a-calendar-celebrates-12-inspirational-women-from-kashmir|title=Queens, poets, academics, mystics: A calendar celebrates 12 inspirational women of Kashmir}}</ref> This canal gets water from [[Jhelum River]] at the entry point of city and again merges with Jhelum river beyond the city limits.{{fact|date=June 2020}}<br />
==In popular culture==<br />
* Rakesh Kaul's historical novel ''The Last Queen of Kashmir'' is based on Kota Rani's life and legend.<ref>Mihir Balantrapu, [http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/mihir-balantrapu-reviews-the-last-queen-of-kashmir-by-rakesh-kaul/article8947843.ece Kota, the fortress (Book review of ''The Last Queen of Kashmir'')], The Hindu, 5 August 2016.</ref><br />
* In August 2019, Reliance Entertainment and Phantom Films announced that they would be making a movie on Kota Rani.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kota-rani-phantom-films-to-produce-film-on-last-hindu-queen-of-kashmir-details-inside/story-6c091iPKIQE8hFzAlSJSKI.html|title=Kota Rani: Phantom Films to produce film on last Hindu queen of Kashmir. Details inside}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/madhu-mantena-to-make-biopic-on-kota-rani-last-hindu-queen-of-kashmir-2091300|title=Madhu Mantena To Make Biopic On Kota Rani, Last Hindu Queen Of Kashmir}}</ref><br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Rajatarangini]]<br />
* [[Sayyid Dynasty]]<br />
* [[Razia Sultana]]<br />
* [[Queen Didda]]<br />
* [[Rinchan]]<br />
==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{citation |last=Hasan |first=Mohibbul |title=Kashmir under the Sultans |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EUlwmXjE9DQC&pg=PA8 |year=1959 |publisher=Aakar Books |isbn=978-81-87879-49-7 |ref={{sfnref|Hasan, Kashmir under the Sultans|1959}}}}<br />
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