Rajmata

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Rajmata is an honorific title in India traditionally given to the mother of a reigning king or notable ruler, signifying her status as the queen mother.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rajmata canonical 3
Queen mother of Awadh 1
Rajmata Jijau 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title
royal title
appliesTo mother of a princely ruler
mother of a sovereign
associatedWith monarchy
royal family
connotation authority
respect
seniority
country India
culturalContext Indian nobility
Indian royalty
denotesRole mother of a notable ruler
mother of a reigning king
domain honorifics
royalty
etymologyComponent Mata
Raj
gender female
implies influence in royal affairs
maternal authority over the monarch
language Hindi
literalMeaning queen mother
meaningOfComponent Mata means mother
Raj means king or rule
notableBearer Rajmata Gayatri Devi
Rajmata Krishna Kumari of Marwar
linked to: Maharani of Jodhpur

Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia
linked to: Vijaya Raje Scindia
region South Asia
relatedTerm Maharaja
Maharani
Rani
roleInCourt senior female member of royal household
script Devanagari
linked to: Devanagari script
socialStatus high status
timePeriod historically used in princely states of India
titleFor mother of the king
queen mother
usedAs form of address
honorific prefix
usedIn India

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jijabai title Rajmata
Malka Kishwar positionHeld Queen mother of Awadh
linked to: Rajmata
Vijaya Raje Scindia title Rajmata of Gwalior
linked to: Rajmata
Jijamata honorificName Rajmata Jijau
linked to: Rajmata
Jijabai title Rajmata
subject linked to: Jijau
Maharani relatedTitle Rajmata