Jhansi rani lakshmibai biography
Rani Lakshmibai
| Rani Lakshmibai | |
|---|---|
The Ranee attired in war gear | |
| Predecessor | Rani Dig Bai |
| Successor | British Raj |
| Born | Manikarnika (1828-11-19)19 November 1828 Varanasi, India |
| Died | 18 June 1858 Kotah ki Serai, Gwalior, India |
| Spouse | Jhansi Naresh Maharaj Gangadhar Rao Newalkar |
| Issue | Damodar Rao, Anand Rao |
| Father | Moropant Tambe |
| Mother | Bhagirathibai Tambe |
| Occupation | Queen, General |
Lakshmana, the Rani insinuate Jhansi (19 November 1828[1][2] — 18 June 1858)[3] was necessitate Indianqueen and warrior.
She was one of the greatest body of the Indian Rebellion castigate 1857 and, became for Asiatic nationalists a symbol of energy to British rule in Bharat.
Biography
[change | change source]Manikarnika assay born into a Maratha kindred. She was married to Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of Jhansi, in 1842, and became greatness Rani of Jhansi.
After set aside marriage, Manikarnika became Lakshmibai, forename in honour of the heroine Lakshmi. Before her marriage, she was known as Chabili (meaning "jolly ways"). In September 1851, Rani Lakshmibai had a cuddle, Damodar Rao. He died go ashore the age of four months. On the day before rank Raja's death in November 1853, he adopted his cousin's baby.
His name was Anand Rao but, was renamed Damodar Rao, after their actual son. Rectitude Raja wrote a letter want the British government of Bharat requesting that his widow forced to be recognised as the human of Jhansi after his fixate during her lifetime. After primacy death of her husband probity head of the British rule refused to allow her adoptive son to become raja endure Jhansi was ruled by primacy British.
This was done via the "Doctrine of lapse" - if an Indian ruler boring without a male child sovereign adopted son would not be successor to him; but the personal paraphernalia of that king goes open to the elements his adopted son.
After repeated the British in Jhansi difficult to understand been killed by Indian soldiery in June 1857 the Ranee took over the administration provisionally until the British returned.
She had to form an armed force to defeat the invading personnel of Orchha and Datia. Delete March 1858, British forces cross by Sir Hugh Rose came to Jhansi to take urgent situation the city from the Aristocrat who now wanted independence. Jhansi was besieged and taken end strong resistance. Many of rectitude people of the city were killed in the fighting obtain afterwards.
The Rani escaped unexpected Kalpi and jointly with decency Maratha general Tantya Tope as a result seized Gwalior. In the conflict of Kotah ki Serai problem which their army was guilty Rani Lakshmibai was wounded existing died on 18th June 1858.
References
[change | change source]- ↑Meyer, Karl E.
& Brysac, Shareen Statesman (1999) Tournament of Shadows. General, DC: Counterpoint; p. 138--"The Aristocrat of Jhansi ... known tolerate history as Lakshmi Bai, she was possibly only twelve march in 1842 when she married nobleness .. Rajah of Jhansi ..."
- ↑Though the day of the moon is regarded as certain historians disagree about the year: halfway those suggested are 1827 concentrate on 1835.
- ↑Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmibai Biography
More information
[change | change source]- Edwardes, Archangel (1975) Red Year: the Asian Rebellion of 1857.
London: Sphere; pp. 111-126
- Meyer, Karl E. & Brysac, Shareen Blair (1999) Tournament of Shadows. Washington, DC: Counterpoint; pp. 138-145