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Queen of Jhansi

"Jhansi Ki Rani" redirects here. For other uses, see Jhansi Ki Rani (disambiguation).

"Manikarnika Tambe" redirects here. For the Indian Hindi film, see Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.

The Rani of Jhansi, also known as Rani Lakshmibai (pronunciation; born Manikarnika Tambe; 19 November — 18 June ) was the Maharani consort of the princely state of Jhansi in the Maratha Empire from to by marriage to Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar. She was one of the leading figures in the Indian Rebellion of , who became a national hero and symbol of resistance to the British rule in India for Indian nationalists.

Born into a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family in Banares, Lakshmibai married the Maharaja of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao, in When the Maharaja died in , the British East India Company under Governor-General Lord Dalhousie refused to recognize the claim of his adopted heir and annexed Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse. The Rani was unwilling to cede control and joined the rebellion against the British in She led the successful defense of Jhansi against Company allies, but in early Jhansi fell to British forces under the command of Hugh Rose. The Rani managed to escape on horseback and joined the rebels in capturing Gwalior, where they proclaimed Nana Saheb as Peshwa of the revived Maratha Empire. She died in June after being mortally wounded during the British counterattack at Gwalior.

Biography

Little is known for certain about the Rani's life before , because there was then no need to record details about an as-yet ordinary young girl. As a result, every biography of her life relies on a mixture of factual evidence and legendary tales, especially when concerning her childhood and adolescence.

Early life and marriage

Moropant Tambe was a Maharashtrian Karhada Brahmin who served the Maratha noble Chimaji, whose brother Baji Rao II had been deposed as Maratha peshwa in In the city of Varanasi, he and his wife Bhagirathi

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