Riddhi Lakshmi

Riddhi Lakshmi (Nepal Bhasa: ) was the queen consort of the Nepalese Kingdom of Kantipur from 1680 to 1687 as the first wife of Parthibendra Malla and later served as regent for her son Bhupalendra Malla as well as a Newar language poet. Her poetry is the first attested literature written by a woman in Nepal. She served as the regent for her son from the time of her husband's death on 2 July 1687 when her son was eight years old, until their relationship fell off and she was exiled in June 1697 by her son to a place called Tavathali, near the banks of the Bhotekoshi River where she passed the rest of her life.