| Khadijah of the Maldives | |
|---|---|
| Lady of twelve thousand isles, the Sultana of the Maldives | |
| Monarch of the Maldives (1st reign) | |
| Reign | 1347–1362[1] or 1347–1363[2] |
| Predecessor | Ahmed Shihabuddine (1340–1347)[1] |
| Successor | Mohamed el-Jameel |
| Monarch of the Maldives (2nd reign) | |
| Reign | 1363–1373[1] or 1364–1374[2] |
| Predecessor | Mohamed el-Jameel (1362–1363)[1] |
| Successor | Abdullah I |
| Monarch of the Maldives (3rd reign) | |
| Reign | 1376–1379[1] or 1376–1380[2] |
| Predecessor | Abdullah I (1373–1376)[1] |
| Successor | Raadhafathi |
| Died | 1379[3] or 1380[4] |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Mohamed el-Jameel (died 1363) Abdullah I (died 1376) |
| House | House of Theemuge |
| Father | Omar I of the Maldives |
Al-Sultana Khadeejah Sri Raadha Abaarana Mahaa Rehendhi (Dhivehi: އައްސުލްޠާނާ ޚަދީޖާ ސިރީ ރާދަ އަބާރަނަ މަހާރެހެންދި; died 1379 or 1380) or more famously known as just Rehendhi Khadeejah (Dhivehi: ރެހެންދި ޚަދީޖާ) meaning, Queen Khadeejah, was the Sultana of the Maldives from 1347 to 1379. She was one of the few female rulers in the recorded history of Maldives.
Khadeeja was the eldest daughter of Omar I of the Maldives. After the death of her father Sultan Omar, his son Ahmed Shihabuddine ascended the throne as Ahmed Shihabuddine of the Maldives. Khadija had her brother, the Sultan Ahmed Shihabuddine assassinated and took the throne for herself in 1347, becoming the first female ruler of Theemuge Dynasty.
The army of the Sultana of Maldives consisted of a thousand men of foreign birth; some of them natives. They attend everyday to the hall of audience to salute her.[5]
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