[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.3130 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3130 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3130 - **Language:** English ### [c6.3130](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3130) \*Mahādevī\* (IE 8-2; EI 3, 4; HD), a queen; often wrongly taken as the first wife of a king or his chief queen (SITI); a title of the wives originally of paramount sovereigns and later also of feudatory rulers; cf. \*Devī\*, \*Agra-mahādevī\*, \*Mahāmahādevī\*. - [Previous: c6.3129](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3129) - [Next: c6.3131](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3131) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) ## Cites (1) - [Epigraphia Indica](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.corpora.ei) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3130](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3130) · Pramāṇa