Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 92.5.3
History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 92.5.3
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92.5.3
On the day on which these chiefs received their dresses from the King, women's habits were prepared for Hur Devy, Bhar Devy, the Rany of Barcelore, and another rany, which they declined accepting, saying, that though women in sex, they held their dominions by the power of masculine minds; upon which the King gave them men's dresses, and applauded their high spirit. These countries have been long governed by women, the daughters always succeeding to the raj, and the men serving under them as officers: the husbands of the ranies have no power in the state.