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he and Rani Lakshmibai adopted a young boy named Anand Rao, who was later renamed Damodar Rao.,
However, the British East India Company that time it is under Lord Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse, was refused to recognize Damodar Rao as the successor.
And the British East India Company wanted to take control of the kingdom of Jhansi and make it part of their territory but the queen refused to surrender to her kingdom.
With her unbelievable determination, she announced – “Main Apni Jhansi Nahi Doongi” (I will not give up my Jhansi).
The 1857 Revolt (known as Sepoy Mutiny) – Where a Queen Turns General
(The 1857 revolt, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, was a widespread rebellion against British rule in India, sparked by various factors including the controversial greased cartridges and growing discontent with British policies.With the help of an Australian Lawyer, John Lang, she filed a petition in London to hear her case in regards to opposing the annexation of Jhansi. She also included women warriors, providing military training that significantly strengthened her forces. She lost her mother at a very young age of 4 years. However, under the mounting pressures, Lakshmibai, with the help of a small force of palace guards, managed to escape the fort by jumping from a palace wall with her horse, Badal.
An illustration of Jhansi’s army
Along with her son Damodar Rao, Rani decamped to Kalpi with her small force and joined other rebel forces including Tantia Tope.
Following this, she wrote to Major Erskine, denying participation in the killings and requesting aid. Her upbringing was unique; unlike many girls of her time, she received a robust education, learning to read and write, and mastering skills like horse riding, fencing, shooting, and Mallakhamba. Left with no other option and to gain back control over the Indians, British were focused to crush the rebellion.
She intensified Jhasi’s defences accumulating a ‘volunteer army’ of 14000 rebellions, which includes many brave warriors like Tantia Tope, Nana Rao Peshwa, Gulam Gaus Khan, Dost Khan, Khuda Baksh, Deewan Raghunath Singh, Deewan Jawahar Singh and women warriors such as Jalkari bai, Sundar-Mundar, and many more. Her actual name was Manikarnika Tambe.
Rani Lakshmibai, the Queen of Jhansi, was a prominent leader in this revolt, actively participating in the fight against the British)
When the First War of Independence started in 1857, Rani Lakshmibai became one among its maximum prominent leaders. She kept an acquaint with Tantya Tope, Nana Sahib and her allies Raja Mardan Singh of Banpur.
This period was a very crucial time because Damodar was adopted so the British East India Company, which during that time was under Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, applied the doctrine of lapse which basically rejected Damodar Rao’s claim to the throne and annexing the state to its territories, when this news reached Lakshmibai she swore that she will not surrender Jhansi at any cost, her exact words were “I shall not surrender my Jhansi'' (Main meri Jhansi nahi doongi).
Following the existing Hindu tradition, the Maharaja adopted a boy as his heir just before his death. Her close friends and companions since childhood were Nana Sahib (Nana Rao Peshwa) and Tantia Tope, who later helped her during the revolt of 1857.
Nana Saheb
Tantia Tope
On 19 May 1842, at the age of 14 years, Rani married Maharaja of Jhansi, Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar.
In 1851, Rani Lakshmibai and Raja Gangadhar were blessed with a son and named him Damodar Rao. However, the child could not survive and died from a chronic illness after 4 months. The East India Company representative was placed in the small kingdom to take care of administrative duties.
Rule & Revolt of Lakshmi Bai
The 22-year-old queen refused to hand over Jhansi to the British.
Outnumbered and surrounded, she fought till her closing breath at just 29 years old and her body was reportedly cremated quickly to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. — she becoming immortal in India’s history.
Legacy That Lives On
Rani Lakshmibai’s braveness was captured in Subhadra Kumari Chauhan’s well-known lines:
“Khoob ladi mardani, woh to Jhansi wali Rani thi”
Her story was mentioned as poems, books, movies, and folk songs.
After taking Gwalior, Lakshmi Bai marched east to Morar to face a British counterattack led by Rose. It is assumed that her funeral was held on the same day near the place where she was injured.