Rajamata
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Rajamata ({{Langx|sa|राजमाता|translit=rājamātā}}){{Cite book |last=Hemchandra Raychaudhuri |first=M. A. |url=http://archive.org/details/dli.calcutta.10535 |title=Political History of Ancient India |date=1938 |pages=412}} is a Sanskrit term used for the mother of a king (raja). It is also employed to address the queen dowager.{{Cite book |last=Mookerji |first=Radhakumud |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5g2EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA86 |title=Chandragupta Maurya and His Times |date=2016-01-01 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0433-3 |pages=86 |language=en}} 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[https://books.google.com/books?id=vHZNDwAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8A&pg=PT3 व्युहरचनात्मक व्यवस्थापन गुरु छत्रपती शिवाजी राजे, Jibhau Bacchav, Vichakshan Publication, 2018 p. 2]
- Rajamata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, mother of Madhavrao Scindia[https://books.google.com/books?id=iVsfVOTUnYEC&dq=rajmata+scindia&pg=PA219 The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s : Strategies of Identity-building, Implantation and Mobilisation (with Special Reference to Central India), Christophe Jaffrelot, Penguin Books India, 1999 p. 219][https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/modi-pays-tribute-to-rajmata-vijaya-raje-scindia-on-birth-anniversary/667124.html Modi pays tribute to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on birth anniversary, Tribune, Oct 12, 2018]
- Rajamata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, step-mother of Bhawani Singh[https://books.google.com/books?id=qzkqAAAACAAJ&q=rajmata Rajmata Gayatri Devi: Enduring Grace, Roli Books Pvt Limited, 2005]
- Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, wife of late Bhawani Singh[https://www.vogue.in/content/inside-rajmata-padmini-devi-of-jaipurs-75th-birthday-celebrations/ Inside Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur’s 75th birthday celebrations, DEVIKA MANGHNANI, OCTOBER 4, 2018]
- Rajamata Krishna Kumari of Marwar (Jodhpur), mother of Gaj Singh[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/marwar-rajmata-and-former-mp-krishna-kumari-passes-away-at-92/articleshow/64837970.cms Marwar Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari passes away at 92, PTI,Jul 03, 2018]
- Rajamata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala, mother of Amarinder Singh[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/rajmata-in-a-better-world-and-hearts-you-are/442398.html Rajmata, in a better world and hearts, you are, Aman Sood, Tribune, July 25, 2017]
- 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