Rani Lakshmi Bai Lakshmi Bai, also Laxmi Bai, (born about November 19, 1835, Kashi, India – died June 17, 1858, Kotah-ki-Serai, near Gwalior), rani (queen) of Jhansi and leader of the Indian Mutiny of 1857 -58. Raised in the household of peshwa (ruler) Baji Rao II, Lakshmi Bai had an unusual upbringing for a Brahmin girl. Raised among the peshwa’s sons in the court, he was trained in fighting and was skilled in sword fighting and horse riding. She was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao, but was a widow with no heir. Following established Hindu tradition, shortly before his death, the Maharaja adopted a son as his heir. Lord Dalhousie, the British Governor of India refused to accept an adopted heir and placed Jhansi in line with the doctrine of alienation. An agent of the…
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