14 Facts About Lakshmibai

Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, was an Indian queen, the Maharani consort of the Maratha princely state of Jhansi from 1843 to 1853 as the wife of Maharaja Gangadhar Rao.

Lakshmibai 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.

Rani Lakshmibai was born on 19 November 1828 in the town of Varanasi into a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family.

Lakshmibai's father was Moropant Tambe and her mother Bhagirathi Sapre.

Lakshmibai's parents came from the Tambe village of the Guhagar taluka located in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.

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Lakshmibai's father was the Commander of the war of Kalyanpranth.

Lakshmibai's father worked for Peshwa Baji Rao II of Bithoor district.

Lakshmibai 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.

Rani Lakshmibai contrasted many of the patriarchal cultural expectations for women in India's society at this time.

Rani Lakshmibai was accustomed to riding on horseback accompanied by escorts between the palace and the temple, although sometimes she was carried in a palanquin.

Lakshmibai's horses included Sarangi, Pavan and Baadal; according to historians she rode Baadal when escaping from the fort in 1858.

Lakshmibai 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.

Lakshmibai defended Jhansi against British troops when Sir Hugh Rose besieged Jhansi on 23 March 1858.

Statues of Lakshmibai are seen in many places of India, which show her and her son tied to her back.