Rani Lakshmibai Bai

August 16, 2022

Rani Lakshmibai Bai

Rani Lakshmibai Bai

Rani Lakshmi bai on born 19 November 1828 in on Varanasi city in Uttar Pradesh. Rani Lakashmibai real name was Manikarnika Tambe. Her father name was Maropant Tambe & her mother name was Bhagirathi Tambe.

In 1842 May, Manikarnika got married in early age. Few years after marriage, in 1851, Manikarnika gave birth to a boy but he couldn't survive and died after four months.

Her's husband name was Maharaj Gangadhar Rao newalkar he was born in 1814. He was the 5th raja of Jhansi situated in northern India, a vassal of Maratha Empire. He was a Marathi Karhade Brahmin. He was the son of Shiv Rao Bhau and a descendant of Raghunath Hari Newalkar. Raja Gangadar rao newalkar Died on 21 November 1853 at the age of 39.

Rani lakmshmibai adopted a son Damodar rao . His real name was Anand rao and he was born on 15 November 1849 and Died on 28 May 1906.At the age 56 in Indore state , Madhya Pradesh.

Later Rani Lakshmibai Bai became the Rani of Jhansi. Maharani consort of the Maratha princely state of Jhansi from 1843 to 1853 as the wife of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao. 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.

She Died on 18 June 1858 . In the fort of Gwalior . Due to the war of Jhansi.

1) Who won the war of Jhansi?

Lakshmibai, along with her son Damodar Rao, escaped from Jhansi one night and reached Kalpi where she joined forces with Tatya Tope. Here, they occupied the town and prepared to defend it. The British attacked Kalpi on May 22nd 1858 and Lakshmibai and Tatya Tope were defeated.

2) What happened after Jhansi war?

The British seized the state jewels of Jhansi and, in 1854, gave Lakshmibai a pension of 60,000 and ordered her to leave her palace and the fort. She moved into a place called Rani Mahal, which has now been converted into a museum.

3) Why did Gangadhar Rao adopt son?

The adoption was in the presence of the British political officer who was given a letter from the Raja requesting that the child should be treated with kindness and that the government of Jhansi should be given to his widow for her lifetime.

4) What happened in Jhansi 1857?

She was the focal point around which resistance gathered in the region during the Revolt of 1857, described as the First War of Independence in India. The Jhansi fort was her battleground and a magnet for people who were eager to reclaim their freedom from the notorious British.

Some photo of Gwalior Fort