Rani Lakshmibai sisters
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Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (About this soundpronunciation (help·info); 19 November 1828 – 18 June 1858),[1][2] was the queen of the princely state of Jhansi in North India currently present in Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and became a symbol of resistance to the British Raj for Indian nationalists.
Lakshmibai
Maharani of Jhansi
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Portrait of Lakshmibai, Queen of Jhansi, dressed as a sowar
Maharani of Jhansi
Reign
21 November 1853-10 March 1854 then again 4 June 1857 - 4/5 April 1858
Predecessor
Gangadhar Rao
Successor
British Raj
Born
Manikarnika Tambe
19 November 1828
Benares, Kingdom of Kashi-Benares (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died
18 June 1858 (aged 29)
Kotah-ki-Serai, Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Burial
Phool Bagh, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Spouse
Gangadhar Rao Newalkar
(m. 1842; died 1853)
Issue
Damodar Rao
Anand Rao (adopted)
Dynasty
Newalkar (by marriage)
Father
Moropant Tambe
Mother
Bhagirathi Sapre
Early life Edit
A miniature portrait of Rani Lakshmibai
Rani Lakshmibai was born on 19 November 1828[4][5][6] in the town of Varanasi into a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family.[7] She was named Manikarnika Tambe and was nicknamed Manu.[8] Her father was Moropant Tambe[9] and her mother Bhagirathi Sapre (Bhagirathi Bai). Her parents came from Maharashtra.[10] Her mother died when she was four years old. Her father worked for Peshwa Baji Rao II of Bithoor district.[11] The Peshwa called her "Chhabili", which means "playful". She was educated at home, able to read and write, and was more independent in her childhood than others of her age; her studies included shooting, horsemanship, fencing[12][13] and mallakhamba with her childhood friends Nana Sahib and Tantia Tope.[14][dubious – discuss] Rani Lakshmibai contrasted many of the patriarchal cultural expectations for women in India's society at this time.[15]
Rani Lakshmibai was accustomed to riding on horseback accompanied by a small escort between the palace and the temple although sometimes she was carried by palanquin.[16] Her horses included Sarangi, Pavan and Baadal; according to historians she rode Baadal when escaping from the fort in 1858. The Rani Mahal, the palace of Rani Lakshmibai, has now been converted into a museum. It houses a collection of archaeological remains of the period between the 9th and 12th centuries AD.
