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Lakshmibai or the Rani of Jhansi was the queen of the princely state of Jhansi in North India [1] She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [ 2 ] Early life
Rani Lakshmibai (or Rani Lakshmi Bai) was born on 19 November 1828 [5] [6] (some sources say 1835) [2] [7] [8] in the town of Banares (now Varanasi) into a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family. [9] She was named Manikarnika Tambe and was nicknamed Manu. [10] Her father was Moropant Tambe [11] and her mother Bhagirathi Sapre (Bhagirathi Bai).
On 1 June 1858 the Maharaja led his forces to Morar, a large military cantonment a few miles east of Gwalior, to fight a rebel army led by Tatya Tope, Rani Lakshmibai and Rao Sahib. This army had 7,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry and 12 guns while he had only 1,500 cavalry, his bodyguard of 600 men and 8 guns.
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language epic historical biographical action drama film [3] based on the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi. [7] It is directed by Krish Jagarlamudi and Kangana Ranaut from a screenplay written by V. Vijayendra Prasad. Produced by Zee Studios, the film stars Ranaut in the title role. [8]
At the height of the Siege of Jhansi, she disguised herself as the queen and fought on her behalf, on the front, allowing the queen to escape safely out of the fort. [10] She died during the battle. [11] [12] Rani Lakshmibai (19 November 1828 — 18 June 1858) was the queen consort of Jhansi State, a princely state of Jhansi in the Maratha ...
When the Raja of Jhansi died without a biological male heir in 1853, it was annexed to the British Raj by the Governor-General of India under the doctrine of lapse. His widow Rani Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi, protested against the denial of rights of their adopted son. When war broke out, Jhansi quickly became a centre of the rebellion.
The Archaeological Survey of India is setting up a museum at Panch Mahal, a five-storey building located inside the Jhansi Fort in remembrance of Jhalkaribai. [14] She is referred to in the novel Jhansi ki Rani written in 1951 by B. L. Varma, who created a subplot in his novel about Jhalkaribai. He addressed Jhalkaribai as Korin and an ...
Ek Veer Stree Ki Kahaani – Jhansi Ki Rani ('Story of a brave woman – Queen of Jhansi') is an Indian historical drama based on the life of Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi. [2] The series was directed by Jitendra Srivastava and written by Rajesh Saksham, Ila Dutta Bedi, Malavika Asthana, Mairaj Zaidi and Virendra Singh Patyal.