About Dharma Mahadevi
Dharma Mahadevi was a monarch.
Dharma Mahadevi (died 950) was the queen regnant of the Indian Bhauma-Kara dynasty's Kingdom of Toshala in circa 940-950.
She was born a princess of the Bhanj dynasty. She was married to Santikaradeva III.
She succeeded queen Vakula Mahadevi, her husband's sister-in-law. Not much is known about her rule.
She was the last ruler of the Bhauma-Kara dynasty. She was possibly assassinated by Yayati I of the Somavamshi dynasty, the brother of Tribhuvana Mahadevi II who had been deposed in 896; he drove the Bhanjas from the Baud-Sonepur region and then occupied the Odisha, leading to the Somavamsis taking over the administration of Tosali.
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Dharma Mahadevi died in 950.
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Dharma Mahadevi was a monarch.
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