![]() She had to form an army to defeat the invading forces of Orchha and Datia. This was done by the "Doctrine of lapse" - if an Indian ruler died without a male child his adopted son would not succeed him but the personal property of that king goes to his adopted son.Īfter all the British in Jhansi had been killed by Indian troops in June 1857 the Rani took over the administration provisionally until the British returned. After the death of her husband the head of the British government refused to allow her adopted son to become raja and Jhansi was ruled by the British. ![]() The Raja wrote a letter to the British government of India requesting that his widow should be recognised as the ruler of Jhansi after his death during her lifetime. His name was Anand Rao but, was renamed Damodar Rao, after their actual son. On the day before the Raja's death in November 1853, he adopted his cousin's child. ![]() In September 1851, Rani Lakshmibai had a son, Damodar Rao. Before her marriage, she was known as Chabili (meaning "jolly ways"). After her marriage, Manikarnika became Lakshmibai, named in honour of the goddess Lakshmi. She was married to Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of Jhansi, in 1842, and became the Rani of Jhansi. ![]() Manikarnika is born into a Maratha family. She was one of the greatest leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and, became for Indian nationalists a symbol of resistance to British rule in India. Lakshmana, the Rani of Jhansi (19 November 1828 - 18 June 1858) was an Indian queen and warrior. A portrait of the Rani painted on ivory, c.
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