Rachnadevi

Rachnadevi
Rachnadevi
Queen of the Gupta Empire
Successor	Madhumati
Dowager empress
Spouse	Shrigupta
Issue	Ghatotkacha
Dynasty	Gupta dynasty

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Rachnadevi, also known as (Ratnadevi or Ratnavati,Sanskrit: रचनादेवी) was a queen of the Gupta Dynasty and the wife of King Shrigupta. It is said that she married him during his career and work. She is the mother of Ghatotkacha and the grandmother of Chandragupta I.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Life during the Gupta Period[edit]

During the time of legal History, Ratnadevi is depicted as a dancer who was graceful in dancing. Fortunately, She married Shrigupta, the founder of the Gupta Empire. Later, she begot him a son named Ghatotkacha, who was then later the second ruler of the Gupta Empire. Ghatotkacha married a kshatriya princess named Madhumati. She was Queen Rachnadevi's successor. History from the time of Shrigupta tells the marriage of Rachnadevi with him, but as a result, she had a good relationship with Dhruvadevi, wife of Chandragupta II. After the day comes, Madhumati became the second queen of the Gupta Dynasty. There is a queen who is seen on the coin with Chandragupta I, she is named Kumaradevi. She was a mother of Samudragupta, the most popular ruler of the Gupta dynasty. He was married to Dattadevi,in which, the poet, Harisena mentioned her marriage with King Samudragupta.

The story in ''Devichandraguptam'' describes Rachnadevi in the book. She opened hospitals and took strict action against murdering, killing,etc. The social life of the Gupta period was running efficiently. Kings like Ashoka, Samudragupta also made medical treatment also for animals. The most popular Gupta Queens are a follows:-

Rachnadevi
Dhruvadevi
Dattadevi

These queens have a role in the efficient Gupta Period. Adaptions have reigns where the numbers mentions when the queen ruled for about 100 years and when she died.

References[edit]

↑ Rachnadevi is a queen regnant of the Gupta Empire and wife of King Shrigupta. She was a legal wife to him in his educational career and was a dancer in the legal History who married Shrigupta, the founder of the Gupta Dynasty. Ghatotkacha was a son born to Shrigupta and Rachnadevi. Ghatotkacha's kshatriya wife, Madhumati, was her successor.

[1] Rachnadevi is a queen regnant of the Gupta Empire and wife of King Shrigupta. She was a legal wife to him in his educational career and was a dancer in the legal History who married Shrigupta, the founder of the Gupta Dynasty. Ghatotkacha was a son born to Shrigupta and Rachnadevi. Ghatotkacha's kshatriya wife, Madhumati, was her successor.

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