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 Empire
surface form: Maratha Confederacy
historicalStatus annexed princely state
knownFor resistance to British rule
role in the 1857 uprising
language Bundeli
Hindi
lastRulerBeforeAnnexation Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar
surface form: Gangadhar Rao Newalkar
leaderDuring1857Uprising Rani Lakshmibai
legacy symbol of Indian resistance
locatedIn Bundelkhand
surface form: Bundelkhand region

northern India
surface form: Northern India
namedAfter Jhansi
notableBattle Battle of Jhansi
surface form: Battle of Jhansi (1858)
notableRuler Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar
surface form: Gangadhar Rao Newalkar

Rani Lakshmibai
partOf Central India Agency
surface form: Bundelkhand Agency

Central India Agency
predecessor Maratha Empire
religionMajority Hinduism
resistanceLeader Rani Lakshmibai
ruledBy Maratha rulers
Rani Lakshmibai
significantEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857
Battle of Jhansi
surface form: Siege of Jhansi
strategicImportance military stronghold in Bundelkhand
underSuzeraintyOf British Crown
British East India Company

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Jhansi division Jhansi State
this entity surface form: Jhansi division
Jhansi formerPrincelyStateCapital Jhansi State
Newalkar dynasty country Jhansi State
Newalkar dynasty rulingFamilyOf Jhansi State
Newalkar dynasty hasSuccessorState Jhansi State
this entity surface form: Jhansi under British rule
Lakshmibai Newalkar country Jhansi State
Jhansi Ki Rani ruledRegion Jhansi State
subject surface form: Rani Lakshmibai
this entity surface form: Princely State of Jhansi
Damodar Rao heirOf Jhansi State
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Jhansi
Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar country Jhansi State
Jhansi Fort controlledBy Jhansi State
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Jhansi
Newalkar family governedTerritory Jhansi State
Newalkar associatedWith Jhansi State
Newalkar politicalEntityRuled Jhansi State
this entity surface form: Princely State of Jhansi
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 Jhansi State
this entity surface form: Maratha princely state of Jhansi
Newalkar rulers of Jhansi country Jhansi State
this entity surface form: Princely State of Jhansi
Newalkar rulers of Jhansi governed Jhansi State