Everything about Kittur Chennamma totally explained
Kitturu Rani Chennamma (
Kannada:
ಕಿತ್ತೂರು ರಾಣಿ ಚೆನ್ನಮ್ಮ),(
1778 -
1829) was the queen of the princely state
Kittur in
Karnataka. In 1824, thirty three years before the
1857 war of independence she led an armed rebellion against the
British in response to the
Doctrine of lapse. The resistance ended in her martyrdom and she's remembered today as one of the earliest Indian rulers to have fought for independence. Along with
Abbakka Rani,
Keladi Chennamma and
Onake Obavva she's much venerated in Karnataka as an icon of bravery and women's pride.
Early Life
Chennamma was born in Kakati, almost 56 years earlier than Rani Laxmi Bai, in a small village north of Belgaum in
Karnataka. She was married to Raja Mallasurja. With this marriage she'd only one son who died in 1824. She adopted Shivalingappa and made him heir to the throne. The
British East India Company didn't accept this and ordered expulsion of Shivalingappa with the help of their policy
Doctrine of lapse.The Rani defied the order. A great battle ensued. The Rani fought the British with great courage and skill. She could not, however, hold out for long. She was taken captive and lodged in Bailhongal Fort, where she died in the year 1829.
Chennamma was the first lady who fought against British for their unwanted interference and tax collection(Kappa).Chennamma was a legendary queen who fought the
British army from her base in the small kingdom of
Kittur in the
Belgaum district of
Karnataka State,
India. She was ably aided in her struggle by her lieutenant
Sangolli Rayanna.
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