Yasomati was an ancient Indian queen, who was the chief wife of King Prabhakaravardhana of the Pushyabhuti dynasty of Thanesar. She is also known as Yasovati or Yasomati Devi. She was a daughter of King Yashodharman of Malwa and a sister of King Shiladitya of Malwa. Yasomati had three children: King Rajyavardhana, King Harsha, and Rajyashri, who was the queen consort of Kannauj.
Yasomati is estimated to have died in 605 CE. She burnt herself to death, which is sometimes considered an act of sati, although she did this before her husband’s death. The poet Baņabhațța mentioned in Harshacharita that Yasomati distributed her jewellery to other members of the royal court shortly before she killed herself.
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