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  2. Sep 17, 2024 · Lakshmi Bai, rani (queen) of Jhansi and a leader of the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58. Dressed as a man, she fought a fierce battle against the British forces at the Battle of Kotah-ki-Serai on June 17, 1858, and was killed in combat.

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  3. Rani Lakshmi Bai was known for her outstanding bravery who was an important name in the Freedom Struggle against the British. This section highlights her major activities carried out against the British Government to fulfil the dream of a Free India.

  4. She was one of the leading figures in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, 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 1842.

  5. Jun 21, 2018 · Rani Lakshmibai is a legendary figure associated with early resistance against the British rule in India, and played an important role during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. A look at her life, including her childhood, struggle against the British and death!

    • Who Was Rani Lakshmibai?
    • What Was The Doctrine of Lapse?
    • The Revolt of 1857
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    Rani Lakshmibai, one of the warriors of India's struggle for Independence, was born as Manikarnika Tambe in 1828 in Varanasi
    She lost her mother at the age of four and was raised in an unconventional way by her father who worked as an advisor in the court of Peshwa
    He supported her in learning horsemanship, archery, self-defense, and shooting
    In 1842, Lakshmibai got married to Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, the Maharaja of Jhansi and got the name of Rani Lakshmibai. Few years after marriage, in 1851, Manikarnika gave birth to a boy but he coul...

    The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy followed widely by Lord Dalhousie when he was India's Governor-General from 1848 to 1856. 1. According to this, any princely state under the direct or indirect (as a vassal) control of the East India Company where the ruler did not have a legal male heir would be annexed by the company 2. As per this, ...

    1.Many factors led to the revolt of 1857 but the main factor was the introduction of greased cartridges by the East India Company. 2.The sepoys had to bite the cartridge of the new Enfield rifle by their teeth. This was unacceptable to the soldiers as the cartridges were greased with beef and pork. Shocked at the Britishers' attempt to taint their ...

    Her body was cremated as per her wish, as she didn't want it to be captured by the British. Rani Lakshmibai's tomb is situated in the Phool Bagh area of Gwalior. Also read: OnThisDay: Battle of Plassey was fought and won by East India Company Interested in General Knowledge and Current Affairs? Click hereto know what is happening around the world w...

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  6. Aug 14, 2019 · Laxmibai tried to regain control of Jhansi through negotiations, but when her efforts failed she joined the Indian Rebellion of 1857, an uprising of soldiers, landowners, townspeople and others...

  7. Jun 18, 2023 · A- A+. The colleges, schools, roads, statues and stations named after Rani Lakshmibai are testimony to the towering position she holds in the annals of Indian history. Even the all-women Rani of Jhansi regiment of the Indian National Army, founded in the 1940s, proudly bore her name.