Brave 13th century Hindustani queen Rudramadevi Several centuries ago, the ruling dynasties mostly preferred males as successors to the throne and women were relegated to the backstage. However, there were daring maverick kings who groomed their female heirs as rulers and succeeded in making them as daring and successful female rulers as other male rulers.. Rani Rudrama Devi of Kakatiya dynasty was the youngest queen among Indian women rulers. Rani Rudrama Devi (1259–1289 A.D.), the daughter of King Ganapathideva (or Ganapathi Devudu), belonged to the Kakatiya dynasty in the Deccan Plateau. She had the distinction of being one of theefficient and intelligent queens in the annals of Indian history preceding daring later Indian woman rulers such as Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bhai (1828 –1858), Rani Mangammal (1689 -1704) of Madurai Nayak dynasty, Velu Nachiyar of Sivaganga, 18th century queen (Tamil Nadu) and others. Born as Rudramba (Rudra-Amba) to King Ganapathideva,...