Rani Lakshmi Bai fought in the 1857 revolt after the British denied her adopted son's claim to Jhansi throne The British East India Company annexed Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse after her husband ...
The large princely states of Hyderabad, Mysore, Travancore and Kashmir, as well as smaller states of Rajputana did not take part in the revolt.
When the British East India Company refused to recognise Rani Lakshmi Bai's adopted son's claim to the throne, the queen of Jhansi took up arms. In 1853, following the death of her husband, Lakshmi ...
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