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- ↑ A History of Orissa. N. K. Sahu · 1956
- ↑ Arihant Experts (4 June 2019). Know Your State Odisha. p. 16. ISBN 978-9313193272.
Next female rulers were Tribhuvana Mahadevi II (890-896AD) and Tribhuvana Mahadevi III (896-905AD).
- ↑ Archana Garodia Gupta, The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons.
- Archana Garodia Gupta, The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons.