Umadevi
Deceased Person
1150 – 1218
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Who was Umadevi?
Umadevi [Uma-devi] was one of the wives of King Veera Ballala II and a Mysore general during the Chalukya campaigns.
Born around 1150, Umadevi became one of the queens consort of King Bellala II at age twenty-two. Commanding Mysore armies against the rival Chalukyas on at least two occasions, allowing King Bellala to concentrate on administrative matters. Significantly contributing to the Hoysalas' conquest of the Chalkyua at Kalyani in 1190, she eventually committed suicide, according to the Indian tradition of sati, following her husbands death in 1218.
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