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INDIA - FREEDOM
STRUGGLE - JHANSI |
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Date-wise Events |
- 1806: The state was
promised “British protection” to the Maratha Chief.
- 1817: The Peshwa in Poona
ceded all his rights over Bundelkhand to the British East
India Company.
- 1853: The Raja of Jhansi
Gangadhar died. Under Hindu law, his wife Rani Laxmibai
possessed the right to adopt an heir to her husband when he
died childless. But Lord Dalhousie refused to her the
exercise of that right, and declared that Jhansi had lapsed
to the paramount power.
- February 27, 1854: On this
day, Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh of India was annexed by the
East India Company.
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Description |
- The state of Jhansi was held by a Maratha chief who was
actually a vassal of the Peshwa.
- The Raja of Jhansi was Gangadhar Rao, who married to the
daughter of Moropant Tambe, a Brahmin , who worked at the
court of Peshwa at Bithur. Name of this jovial, beautiful
and brave daughter of Moropant was Manu who was married to
Gangadhar Rao at the age of 13 years. She was given the name
of Rani Laxmi Bai after marriage. She was largely gifted,
possessed great energy and was taught self defense, archery,
horse riding and all other things a brave soldier is taught.
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