Jhansi - A tribute to Rani Lakshmi Bai

On our way to Orcha we reach Jhansi at 11 am.

We visited the well preserved Jhansi fort, it has a long and fascinating history which you can read about here .

This fort was built in 1613 by Raja Bir Singh Deo of Orch. Before taking Bai Jhansi after her husband's death, Rani Lakshmi used the fort as her residence.

Panch Mahal (Rani Lakshmi Bay's five-storied palace)

in the palace

along the walls

View of Jhansi from the castle

Photo of Dian Chand (India's best hockey player) on the hill

In 1858 he led forces against the British East India Company. General Hugh Rose's forces laid siege to Jhansi in March and April 1858. They were captured on April 4, 1858. Ranilakshmi Bai bravely held on

Fleeing the castle and the city as the British victory nears, he jumps into the tower of the asteroid castle hurs with his daughter.

Generally there is the Kadak Bagli cannon which was used in the 1857 revolution. The Central India Campaign was one of the last in a series of actions in the Indian Mutiny of 1857 (also known as the First Indian War of Independence or the Indian Mutiny). . On June 5, British officers and civilians and members of their families took refuge in the fort at Jhansi, and three days later they emerged and were killed by the mutinous and outlaw policemen. Rani Lakshmi Bai was not involved in this act, but the British blamed him (at that time the rebels were the only armed force in the city and no British army could oppose them).

How to reach Jhansi:

By rail : Jhansi is well connected with Indian railways. Jhansi is an important railway junction on the Delhi and Mumbai road. Jhansi is connected with major cities in India by railways.

By Air : The nearest airport to Jhansi is Gwalior Airport.

By Road : Public government buses connect Jhansi with the main towns around Jhansi. There are regular bus services between Gwalior and Jhansi (103 km) and Khajuraho and Jhansi (175 km). Private luxury buses also ply between these cities.

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