Lakshmi Bai was one of the leading figures of the First War of Indian Independence of 1857 and became a symbol of resistance to the British Raj for Indian nationalists.
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12 Facts About Lakshmi Bai
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Lakshmi Bai was named Manikarnika Tambe and was nicknamed Manu.
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Lakshmi Bai's father was Moropant Tambe and her mother Bhagirathi Sapre.
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Lakshmi Bai's parents came from the Tambe village of the Guhagar taluka located in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
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Lakshmi Bai's father was the Commander of the war of Kalyanpranth.
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Lakshmi Bai's father worked for Peshwa Baji Rao II of Bithoor district.
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Lakshmi Bai was educated at home and was taught to read and write, and was more independent in her childhood than others of her age; her studies included shooting, horsemanship, fencing and mallakhamba with her childhood friends Nana Sahib and Tantia Tope.
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Lakshmi Bai's horses included Sarangi, Pavan and Baadal; according to historians she rode Baadal when escaping from the fort in 1858.
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Manikarnika was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, in May 1842 and was afterwards called Lakshmibai in honour of the Hindu goddess Devi Lakshmi and according to the Maharashtrian tradition of women being given a new name after marriage.
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Lakshmi Bai set up a foundry to cast cannon to be used on the walls of the fort and assembled forces including some from former feudatories of Jhansi and elements of the mutineers which were able to defeat the invaders in August 1857.
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