Jhalkari Bai Kori | |
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 Statue of Jhalkaribai in Gwalior | |
| Born | 22 November 1830[1] |
| Died | April 5, 1858 (aged 27)[2] |
| Cause of death | Martyrdom |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Warrior/Army personnel |
| Known for | Being the most prominent advisor to Rani Lakshmibai |
| Movement | Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
| Spouse | Puran Singh (an artilleryman from the artillery unit of Rani Lakshmibai) |
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| Honours |  |
Jhalkaribai (22 November 1830 – 5 April 1858)[2] was a woman soldier who played an important role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. She served in the women's army of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. She eventually rose to a position of a prominent advisor to the queen, Rani of Jhansi.[3] At the height of the Siege of Jhansi, she disguised herself as the queen and fought on her behalf, on the front, allowing the queen to escape safely out of the fort.[3][4]
- ^ Sarala 1999, p. 111
- ^ a b "When Jhalkari Bai fought as Lakshmi Bai". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2010., which quotes Mr. Nareshchandra Koli stating her date of death as 4 April 1857. Sarala (1999, pp. 113–114) notes that she died in 1881. Varma & Sahaya (2001, p. 305) notes that she died as a very old woman without giving any exact date of death.
- ^ a b Sarala 1999, pp. 112–113
- ^ Varma, B. L. (1951), Jhansi Ki Rani, p. 255, as quoted in Badri Narayan 2006, pp. 119–120