Kashmala I Mannadi

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Kashmala I Mannadi
Maharani of Tennai
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Portrait of Kashmala I Mannadi by Chandraki Nutan
Reign23 June 1668– 3 December 1728
Coronation23 June 1668
PredecessorAiswarya IV
SuccessorAnushka IV
BornKashmala Kozai Ganjarejani
(1648-04-04)4 April 1648
Ganjarejan, Kingdom of Ganjarejan
Died3 December 1728(1728-12-03) (aged 80)
Aminjikarai, Tennai
Burial
WifeSaaraja Nivane of Koldari
Issue
  • Bibi, Uyar Ilavaraci
  • Husay, Ilavaraci
  • Shaperai, Nayak of Mannada
  • Roshina, Nayak of the Court
  • Malalai Kashmala Mannadi, Ilavaraci Uyar Talapati
  • Arsalan, Illavaracan
  • Samoon, Illavaracan
Full name
Kashmala I Mannadi Mattasupta
HouseMattasupta
FatherZarhawar Kozai Ganjarejani
MotherAiswarya IV (Adoptive)
ReligionKarami Islam, Buddhism

Kashmala I Mannadi (23 June 1668 - 3 December 1728), known as Kashmala the Great (Kasmala Periyavar), was maharani of Tennai from 23 June 1668 until her death in 1728. Her reign of 60 years is the longest recorded of Tennaiite history. Kashmala I Mannadi's reign was emblematic of absolutism in Siduri. The maharani surrounded herself with a a variety of significant political, military, and cultural figures, such as (INSERT LIST HERE).

Kashmala began her rule of Tennai in 1668 after the death of Maharani Aishwarya IV. An adherent of the concept of the divine duty of queens, Kashmala continued her predessors' work of creating a centralised state governed from the capital. She sought to eliminate nayak semi-autonomy persisting in parts of Tennai, by compelling many nayaks to inhabit her palace at Aminjikarai. By these means, she became one of the most powerful Tennaiite monarchs and consolidated a system of absolute monarchy that endured in Tennai until the Chappala Judicial Reforms of 1886. She was dedicated to the idea of religious tolerance and cooperation and issued the Edict of Religion early in her reign. This reaffirmed and made law the long standing and unspoken policy of religous freedom adopted by many previous Tennaiite monarchs.

During Kashmala's reign, Tennai emerged as a leading Siduran power and a center of commerce, culture, and science in Siduri and beyond. The already highly respected Buddhist universities of Tennai, recieved a great deal of support from Kashmala and attracted scholars and students from across Tyran. During her reign, Tennai took part in a number of conflicts of varying scopes. These wars generally concluded in favor of Tennai which also garnered Kashmala the epithet Maharani of Gunpowder and Steel.

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Tennai as the center of Sidurian endeavors

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