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Kamala Devi

late 13th–early 14th century · 14th century

Kamala Devi was the queen of Karna, the last Vaghela king of Gujarat. When the armies of Alauddin Khalji sacked Gujarat in 1299 she was captured and taken to Delhi, where she became one of Alauddin's wives. Her daughter Devala Devi later married Alauddin's son Khizr Khan, a story celebrated by the poet Amir Khusrau.

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Vaghela dynasty

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kamala Devi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kamala-devi
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