Rajamata

Rajamata^[1] is a Sanskrit term used for the mother of a raja (transl. King). It is also employed to address the queen dowager.^[2] In the contemporary period, it is most commonly used to address the head of a royal dynasty in India.

Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior

Examples

• Rajamata Jijabai of Maratha Kingdom, mother of Shivaji^[3]
• Rajamata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, mother of Madhavrao Scindia^[4][5]
• Rajamata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, step-mother of Bhawani Singh^[6]
• Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, wife of late Bhawani Singh^[7]
• Rajamata Krishna Kumari of Marwar (Jodhpur), mother of Gaj Singh^[8]
• Rajamata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala, mother of Amarinder Singh^[9]
• Rajamata Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore, mother of Malhar Rao Holkar
• Rajamata Dr. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysuru (Mysore), adoptive mother of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar