Deval Devi (representation) Deval Devi was the princess and daughter of Kanha Dada aka Karna Deva (the last sovereign of the Vaghela dynasty from Gujarat state in Indiaa. According to medieval chronicles, Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khilji invaded his kingdom in 1299, Gujarat was one of the wealthiest regions of India at that time. Conquest of Gujarat Alauddin's army captured Gujarat easily in a very short time. The Jain chronicler Jinaprabha Suri states that Khliji's forces routed Kanha's army at Ashapalli (present-day Ahmedabad). Karna weighed his options and his ministers advised him to flee the country and return after the departure of the invaders. Karna fled with his queen Kamala Devi and family towards south. His queen, Kamla Devi, fell into the hands of the invaders and was sent as booty to Alauddin Khalji. Allauddin fell in love with the Gujarati queen and married Kamala Devi, the first recorded marriage between a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler.