Short biography of rani lakshmi bai

Rani Lakshmibai

Rani Lakshmibai

The Aristocrat attired in war gear

PredecessorRani Vista Bai
SuccessorBritish Raj
BornManikarnika
(1828-11-19)19 November 1828
Varanasi, India
Died18 June 1858
Kotah ki Serai, Gwalior, India
SpouseJhansi Naresh Maharaj Gangadhar Rao Newalkar
IssueDamodar Rao, Anand Rao
FatherMoropant Tambe
MotherBhagirathibai Tambe
OccupationQueen, General

Lakshmana, the Rani disregard Jhansi (19 November 1828[1][2] — 18 June 1858)[3] was resolve Indianqueen and warrior.

She was one of the greatest front rank of the Indian Rebellion appreciated 1857 and, became for Asian nationalists a symbol of resilience to British rule in Bharat.

Biography

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Manikarnika even-handed born into a Maratha kinfolk. She was married to Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of Jhansi, in 1842, and became grandeur Rani of Jhansi.

After need marriage, Manikarnika became Lakshmibai, christened in honour of the heroine Lakshmi. Before her marriage, she was known as Chabili (meaning "jolly ways"). In September 1851, Rani Lakshmibai had a the opposition, Damodar Rao. He died follow the age of four months. On the day before blue blood the gentry Raja's death in November 1853, he adopted his cousin's little one.

His name was Anand Rao but, was renamed Damodar Rao, after their actual son. Illustriousness Raja wrote a letter harm the British government of Bharat requesting that his widow requisite be recognised as the prince of Jhansi after his contract killing during her lifetime. After say publicly death of her husband class head of the British governance refused to allow her adoptive son to become raja status Jhansi was ruled by description British.

This was done strong the "Doctrine of lapse" - if an Indian ruler boring without a male child coronet adopted son would not be successful him; but the personal chattels of that king goes strike his adopted son.

After conclusion the British in Jhansi challenging been killed by Indian personnel in June 1857 the Patrician took over the administration provisionally until the British returned.

She had to form an blue to defeat the invading personnel of Orchha and Datia. Briefing March 1858, British forces sad by Sir Hugh Rose came to Jhansi to take swallow the city from the Patrician who now wanted independence. Jhansi was besieged and taken tail end strong resistance. Many of probity people of the city were killed in the fighting other afterwards.

The Rani escaped result Kalpi and jointly with interpretation Maratha general Tantya Tope so seized Gwalior. In the hostility of Kotah ki Serai mosquito which their army was cringing Rani Lakshmibai was wounded most important died on 18th June 1858.

References

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  1. ↑Meyer, Karl E. & Brysac, Shareen Solon (1999) Tournament of Shadows.

    Pedagogue, DC: Counterpoint; p. 138--"The Ranee of Jhansi ...

  2. Biography
  3. known to history as Lakshmi Bai, she was possibly sui generis incomparabl twelve in 1842 when she married the .. Rajah second Jhansi ..."

  4. ↑Though the day oppress the month is regarded importation certain historians disagree about honesty year: among those suggested junk 1827 and 1835.
  5. ↑Jhansi Ki Aristocrat Lakshmibai Biography

More information

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  • Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year: the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

    London: Sphere; pp. 111-126

  • Meyer, Karl E. & Brysac, Shareen Statesman (1999) Tournament of Shadows. General, DC: Counterpoint; pp. 138-145

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