🏳️⚧️ The Notorious Kyo 🇵🇸<p>Rudradeva Maharaja was a warrior and a prominent ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty from 13th century <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>. Rudradeva was born female, but legally changed their gender to “male” as part of their ascension to the throne. </p><p>It is not known to me whether this was purely a political matter or if Rudraeva would have considered themself <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> masculine by today’s definitions, but they wore male attire for the rest of their reign as ruler.</p><p>While in charge, Rudradeva implemented reforms allowing for more mobility within India’s caste system.</p><p><a href="https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Rudrama_Devi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">military-history.fandom.com/wi</span><span class="invisible">ki/Rudrama_Devi</span></a></p><p><a href="https://yiff.life/tags/TransDayOfVisibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransDayOfVisibility</span></a> <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/RedPill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedPill</span></a> <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/transhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transhistory</span></a> <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pride</span></a> <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/TDoV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TDoV</span></a></p>