Samrajya Lakshmi Devi
Samrajya Lakshmi Devi (ca. 1814– 6 October 1841) was, as the senior wife of King Rajendra of Nepal, a queen consort of Nepal. She was the mother of King Surendra and Prince Upendra.
| Queen Samrajya | |||||
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| Queen consort of Nepal Queen regent of Nepal | |||||
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| Born | ca. 1814 Chilwa, Gorakpur, India | ||||
| Died | 6 October 1841 Pasupatinath, Nepal | ||||
| Spouse | Rajendra of Nepal | ||||
| Issue | Surendra of Nepal Upendra Bir Bikram Shah | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Shah (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Thakur Prabhu Chand | ||||
| Mother | Chaurasi Kumari Devi | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Samrajya was the de facto regent from 1839 to 1841. She died of malaria on October 6, 1841.
Life
She was very anxious about the power asserted by the Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa. She harassed the King Rajendra Bikram Shah to put an end to the power of the Mukhtiyar:
You have given him a sunnad making once for all everything to the Minister, who with his family and creatures eat us all so that neither have we any right nor even means to provide for our children. You are no Raja, others rule and spend, you have your mere gaddi and a mouthful to eat. Such too is my share and your children.[1]
References
- Pradhan 2012, p. 157.
Books
- Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012), Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, p. 278, ISBN 9788180698132