Jhansi State

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Jhansi State was a princely state in northern India, historically significant for its role in the 1857 uprising under the leadership of Rani Lakshmibai.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former state
princely state
annexationOpposedBy Rani Lakshmibai
annexedBy British East India Company
annexedUnderPolicy Doctrine of Lapse
associatedWith 1857 revolt in North India
Indian independence movement memory
Rani Lakshmibai
capital Jhansi
conflict Anglo-Indian conflicts
country British India
culturalRegion Bundelkhand
currentCountry India
currentLocation Uttar Pradesh
dissolvedInto British-administered territory
governedAs princely state under British paramountcy
hasFort Jhansi Fort
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalRegion Maratha Confederacy
linked to: Maratha Empire
historicalStatus annexed princely state
knownFor resistance to British rule
role in the 1857 uprising
language Bundeli
Hindi
lastRulerBeforeAnnexation Gangadhar Rao Newalkar
leaderDuring1857Uprising Rani Lakshmibai
legacy symbol of Indian resistance
locatedIn Bundelkhand region
linked to: Bundelkhand

Northern India
linked to: northern India
namedAfter Jhansi
notableBattle Battle of Jhansi (1858)
linked to: Battle of Jhansi
notableRuler Gangadhar Rao Newalkar
Rani Lakshmibai
partOf Bundelkhand Agency
Central India Agency
predecessor Maratha Empire
religionMajority Hinduism
resistanceLeader Rani Lakshmibai
ruledBy Maratha rulers
Rani Lakshmibai
significantEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857
Siege of Jhansi
linked to: Battle of Jhansi
strategicImportance military stronghold in Bundelkhand
underSuzeraintyOf British Crown
British East India Company

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Jhansi division Jhansi division
linked to: Jhansi State
Jhansi formerPrincelyStateCapital Jhansi State
Newalkar dynasty country Jhansi State
Newalkar dynasty rulingFamilyOf Jhansi State
Newalkar dynasty hasSuccessorState Jhansi under British rule
linked to: Jhansi State
Lakshmibai Newalkar country Jhansi State
Rani Lakshmibai ruledRegion Princely State of Jhansi
subject linked to: Jhansi Ki Rani
linked to: Jhansi State
Damodar Rao heirOf Kingdom of Jhansi
linked to: Jhansi State
Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar country Jhansi State
Jhansi Fort controlledBy Kingdom of Jhansi
linked to: Jhansi State
Newalkar family governedTerritory Jhansi State
Newalkar associatedWith Jhansi State
Newalkar politicalEntityRuled Princely State of Jhansi
linked to: Jhansi State
Raghunath Rao Newalkar region Jhansi State
Raja Gangadhar Rao country Jhansi State
Raja Gangadhar Rao citizenship Jhansi State
Maharaja of Jhansi country Jhansi State
Manikarnika Tambe citizenship Maratha princely state of Jhansi
linked to: Jhansi State
Newalkar rulers of Jhansi country Princely State of Jhansi
linked to: Jhansi State
Newalkar rulers of Jhansi governed Jhansi State