Raadhafathi of the Maldives

Raadhafathi of the Maldives
Lady of Twelve Thousand Isles
Sultana of the Maldives
Reign1379–1380[1][2] or 1379–1383[3][4]
PredecessorRehendhi Kadhyja
SuccessorMohamed I of the Maldives
Died1383
Burial1383
SpouseMohamed I of the Maldives
Names
Mariyam Raadhafathi al-Rehendhi
DynastyTheemuge dynasty
FatherSultan Jalaaduddin Umar Vir of the Maldives

Al-Sultana Raadhafathi Sri Suvama Abaarana Mahaa Rehendhi (Dhivehi: އައްސުލްޠާނާ ރާދަފަތި ސިރީ ސުވަމަ އަބާރަނަ މަހާރެހެންދި) was the Sultana regnant of the Maldives in 1379–1383.[3][4] she was also known as Myriam.[3][4]

She was the third daughter of Sultan Sultan Jalaaduddin Umar Vir of the Maldives and ascended the throne of the Maldives after the death of her sister, the long-reigning Sultana Rehendhi Khadijah.[3][5] Her husband, Mohamed of Maakurath, served as her vizier.[3] In 1383, she died, and was succeeded by her daughter, Sultana Fatima.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ Taj al-Din, Hasan. The Maldivian chronicle Ta'rikh. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. p. 188. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Maldive Sovereigns from AD 1117". Maldives Royal Family. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Mernissi, Fatima (1993). The Forgotten Queens of Islam. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-2439-3.
  4. ^ a b c Formichi, Chiara (2020-05-07). Islam and Asia: A History. Cambridge University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-107-10612-3.
  5. ^ a b Abartal, Khalid; Boutkhil, Soumia (2023-07-10). "Challenging Patriarchy: Moroccan Women and Political Leadership". Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities. 3 (4): 20–28. doi:10.55544/ijrah.3.4.3. ISSN 2583-1712.
  • Mernissi, Fatima; Mary Jo Lakeland (2003). The forgotten queens of Islam. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-579868-5.
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Preceded by Sultan of the Maldives
1379–83
Succeeded by