She was deposed by Shah Mir, who became the second Muslim ruler of Kashmir after Rinchan who converted to Islam and ruled as Sultan Sadr-ud-din.
Kota Rani was the daughter of Ramachandra, the commander-in-chief of Suhadeva, the king of Lohara dynasty in Kashmir.
[4] To earn local support, Rinchan appointed Rawanchandra, the son of Ramachandra, as administrator of Lar and Ladakh, and married his sister Kota Rani.
[citation needed] Udayanadeva became the ruler of Kashmir, but Kota Rani practically ruled the kingdom.
She saved the city of Srinagar from frequent floods by getting a canal constructed, named after her and called "Kute Kol".