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Al-Sultana Raadhafathi Sri Suvama Abaarana Mahaa Rehendhi (Dhivehi: އައްސުލްޠާނާ ރާދަފަތި ސިރީ ސުވަމަ އަބާރަނަ މަހާރެހެންދި) was the Sultana regnant of the Maldives in 1379–1383. she was also known as Myriam.

She was the third daughter of Sultan Sultan Jalaaduddin Umar Vir of the Maldives and ascended the throne of the Maldives after the death of her sister, the long-reigning Sultana Rehendhi Khadijah. Her husband, Mohamed of Maakurath, served as her vizier. In 1383, she died, and was succeeded by her daughter, Sultana Fatima.

References

1. Taj al-Din, Hasan. The Maldivian chronicle Ta'rikh. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. p. 188. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
2. "Maldive Sovereigns from AD 1117". Maldives Royal Family. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
3. ^ Mernissi, Fatima (1993). The Forgotten Queens of Islam. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-2439-3.
4. ^ Formichi, Chiara (2020-05-07). Islam and Asia: A History. Cambridge University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-107-10612-3.
5. ^ Abartal, Khalid; Boutkhil, Soumia (2023-07-10). "Challenging Patriarchy: Moroccan Women and Political Leadership". Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities. 3 (4): 20–28. doi:10.55544/ijrah.3.4.3. ISSN 2583-1712.

• Mernissi, Fatima; Mary Jo Lakeland (2003). The forgotten queens of Islam. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-579868-5.

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