Lakshmibai the Rani of Jhansi About this sound pronunciation (19 November 1828 – 18 June 1858; was the queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi situated in the north-central part of India. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and for Indian nationalists a symbol of resistance to the rule of the British East India Company in the subcontinent.
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