Rani of Jhansi
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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
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.
Damodar Rao of Jhansi
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Damodar Rao was the adopted son of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao and Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi State.
Rani of Jhansi
…young age, taking the name Rani Lakshmibai. The couple had one son but he died young, and so when Gangadhar Rao was on his deathbed in 1853, he adopted Damodar Rao, a young relative, to be his successor. The British East India Company, which by then had subjugated much of India, including Jhansi, refused to recognise…
The point from where Rani Lakshmibai jumped with her horse, Sarangi and young Damodar Rao, according to legend, marked at Jhansi Fort.