Bhavashankari

Bhavashankari
Maharani of Bhurishrestha Raybhagini
Coronation	1570
Predecessor	Rudranarayan
Successor	Pratapnarayan (1616)
Spouse	Rudranarayan
Father	Dinanath Chaudhuri
Religion	Hinduism

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Maharani Bhavashankari (Maharanī Bhavaśaṅkarī) was a ruler of Bhurishreshtha kingdom of Bengal.

References

↑ Deshpande, Y. K. (1945). "Raya Baghinis, the Brave Brahmin Ladies of India". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 8: 298–302. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 45435434.

Bibliography

Bhattacharya, Bidhubhusan (2009). Raybaghini O Bhurishrestha Rajkahini. Kolkata: Nababharati Prakashani.
Ray, Bharat Chandra. Raibaghini.

Bhavashankari

Bharadwaj Dynasty

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Maharani of Bhurishrestha

Succeeded by

Pratapnarayan (Jaminder under the Mughal Empire)