Jhalkaribai was a legendary woman soldier who played an important role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. As per folk narrative, she served in the women's army of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. She eventual
Statue of Jhalkaribai in Gwalior
Jhalkari Bai Postal Stamp
Statue of Jhalkaribai in Jhansi
The Rani of Jhansi, also known as Rani Lakshmibai, was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The queen consort of the princely state of Jhansi from 1843 to 1853, she assumed its
Jhalkaribai
…was a legendary woman soldier who played an important role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. As per folk narrative, she served in the women's army of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. She eventually rose to a position of a prominent advisor to the queen, Rani of Jhansi. At the height of the Siege of Jhansi, she disguised…
A posthumous depiction of the Rani of Jhansi dressed for battle
The Rani Mahal, home of the Rani 1853–1858
An 1882 photograph of Jhansi Fort
A 1914 depiction of Lieutenant Bonus, the first British soldier over the walls of Jhansi to survive. Two lieutenants who preceded him, surnamed Dick and Maiklejohn, were both killed.