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{{Short description|Last queen of Darbhanga Raj in Mithila}}

{{Infobox royalty
| name = Kamasundari Devi
| title = Maharani
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|10|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mangrauni]] village, [[Madhubani district]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2026|01|12|1932|10|22|df=yes}}
| death_place = Kalyani Niwas
| consort = Kameshwar Singh
| regnal name = Maharani Kamasundari Devi
| house = Raj Darbhanga
| house-type = Royal House
| father = Pandit Hansmani Jha
| occupation = Queen
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
}}
'''Kamasundari Devi''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: कामसुंदरी देवी) was the last queen of the [[Raj Darbhanga]] in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]. She was the third queen of the last ruler King [[Kameshwar Singh]] of the ''Khandwala Dynasty'' in Mithila. She is popularly known for her donation of 600 kg gold to the [[Government of India]] during the war between [[India]] and [[China]] in 1962. Her regal name is ''Maharani Kamasundari Devi''.<ref name="indiatimes">{{Cite news |date=2026-01-12 |title=End of an era as last queen of Darbhanga Raj dies at 96 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/end-of-an-era-as-last-queen-of-darbhanga-raj-dies-at-96/articleshow/126490093.cms |access-date=2026-01-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kamsundari Devi: दरभंगा की अंतिम महारानी की कहानी क्यों अलग है? जानें कामसुंदरी देवी के बारे में |url=https://www.amarujala.com/shakti/who-is-kamsundari-devi-darbhanga-raj-last-queen-biography-2026-01-14 |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=What Remains Of The Darbhanga Royal Family That Once Donated 600 Kg Gold |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-remains-of-the-darbhanga-royal-family-that-once-donated-600-kg-gold-10740852 |work=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-13 |title=दरभंगा राज परिवार के पास आज कितनी संपत्ति, कामसुंदरी देवी का क्या था असली नाम; जानें सबकुछ |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/darbhanga-raj-family-maharani-kamsundari-devi-maharaja-kameshwar-singh-201768276704969.html |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-12 |title=End of an era: Last Maharani of Darbhanga Maharani Kamsundari Devi dies at 93 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/end-of-an-era-last-maharani-of-darbhanga-maharani-kamsundari-devi-dies-at-93-101768222278845.html |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name="jagran">{{Cite web |title=राजा, रियासत, तीन रानियां… फिर भी सूनी रही गोद, दरभंगा महाराज कामेश्वर सिंह और अंतिम महारानी कामसुंदरी देवी की अधूरी विरासत - darbhanga raj end of an era as last queen kamsundari devi dies and story of darbhanga maharaja kameshwar singh |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-darbhanga-raj-end-of-an-era-as-last-queen-kamsundari-devi-dies-and-story-of-darbhanga-maharaja-kameshwar-singh-40104733.html |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Kamasundari was born on 22 October 1932 in a family of [[Maithil Brahmin]] in Mithila.<ref name="jagran"/><ref name="moneycontrol">{{Cite news |title=Maharani who donated 600kg gold during 1962 India-China war, offered private jets to the nation, passes away at 93 |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/maharani-who-donated-600kg-gold-during-1962-india-china-war-offered-private-jets-to-the-nation-passes-away-at-93-13773723.html/amp |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260115015246/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/maharani-who-donated-600kg-gold-during-1962-india-china-war-offered-private-jets-to-the-nation-passes-away-at-93-13773723.html/amp |archive-date=2026-01-15 |access-date=2026-01-16 |work=Moneycontrol}}</ref> She was the fourth daughter of ''Pandit Hansmani Jha'' in the [[Mangrauni]] village of the [[Madhubani district]].<ref name="livehindustan">{{Cite web |date=2026-01-13 |title=महारानी के अंतिम दर्शन को उमड़े शहरवासी |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/darbhanga/story-maharani-kam-sundari-devi-passes-away-a-legacy-of-social-work-and-cultural-influence-201768311896255.html |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref>

== Later life ==
In 1940, she was married to Maharaja Kameshwar Singh as his third wife.<ref name="indiatimes"/> She was married at the age of 8 years. According to an other source, she was married on 5 May 1943.<ref name="livehindustan"/> In 1962, Maharaja Kameshwar Singh died and consequently Maharani Kamasundari Devi became widow.<ref name="moneycontrol"/>

== Death ==
In September 2025, she slipped in her bathroom and got injured. After suffering a brain hemorrhage and later developing blood clots therefrom. She was admitted to ICU of a private hospital in the city of Darbhanga. But her health condition didn't recover and she died on 12 January 2026 at her residence Kalyani Niwas.<ref name="jagran"/>

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[[Category:People from Darbhanga]]
[[Category:Indian royal consorts]]
[[Category:History of the Mithila region]]
[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:2026 deaths]]

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