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Rachnadevi, also known as (Ratnadevi or Ratnavati,{{lang-sa|रचनादेवी}}) was a queen of the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta Dynasty]] and the wife of King [[Gupta (king)|Shrigupta]]. It is said that she married him during his career and work. She is the mother of [[Ghatotkacha (king)|Ghatotkacha]] and the grandmother of [[Chandragupta I]].{{efn|Rachnadevi is a queen regnant of the Gupta Empire and wife of King Shrigupta. She was a legal wife to him in his educational career and was a dancer in the legal History who married [[Shrigupta]], the founder of the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta Dynasty]]. Ghatotkacha was a son born to Shrigupta and Rachnadevi. Ghatotkacha's kshatriya wife, Madhumati, was her successor.}} | Rachnadevi, also known as (Ratnadevi or Ratnavati,{{lang-sa|रचनादेवी}}) was a queen of the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta Dynasty]] and the wife of King [[Gupta (king)|Shrigupta]]. It is said that she married him during his career and work. She is the mother of [[Ghatotkacha (king)|Ghatotkacha]] and the grandmother of [[Chandragupta I]].{{efn|Rachnadevi is a queen regnant of the Gupta Empire and wife of King Shrigupta. She was a legal wife to him in his educational career and was a dancer in the legal History who married [[Shrigupta]], the founder of the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta Dynasty]]. Ghatotkacha was a son born to Shrigupta and Rachnadevi. Ghatotkacha's kshatriya wife, Madhumati, was her successor.}} | ||
==Life during the Gupta Period== | |||
During the time of legal [[History]], Ratnadevi is depicted as a dancer who was graceful in dancing. Fortunately, She married [[Gupta (king)|Shrigupta]], the founder of the [[Gupta Empire]]. Later, she begot him a son named [[Ghatotkacha (king)|Ghatotkacha]], who was then later the second ruler of the [[Gupta Empire]]. Ghatotkacha married a kshatriya princess named Madhumati. She was Queen Rachnadevi's successor. [[History]] from the time of [[Shrigupta]] tells the marriage of Rachnadevi with him, but as a result, she had a good relationship with [[Dhruvadevi]], wife of [[Chandragupta II]]. After the day comes, Madhumati became the second queen of the Gupta Dynasty. There is a queen who is seen on the coin with [[Chandragupta I]], she is named [[Kumaradevi]]. She was a mother of [[Samudragupta]], the most popular ruler of the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta dynasty]]. He was married to [[Dattadevi]],in whicvh, the poet, [Harisena (poet)|Harisena]] mentioned her marriage with King Samudragupta. | |||
The story in [[''Devichandraguptam'']] describes Rachnadevi in the book. She opened hospitals and took strict action against murdering, killing,etc. The social life of the Gupta period was running efficiently. Kings like [[Ashoka]], [[Samudragupta]] also bmade medical treatment also for animals. | |||
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