History of the Fort of Jhansi
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00:22Jhansi's fort is situated at the top of Bagheera
00:25which is located at the northern part of India in Uttar Pradesh.
00:31This is a 17th century architectural monument
00:35whose royal construction took place.
00:37After which, against the British East India Company,
00:41in the first battle of independence,
00:44a lot of destruction took place.
00:47Inside the four walls, with the magnificent and creative art of construction,
00:52there are monuments like Baradari,
00:55a temple for prisoners,
00:58a temple of Ganesh and Shiva,
01:01and a museum in which the remains of the Chandela family,
01:04weapons, clothes and paintings are present.
01:08The streets are full of markets and temples.
01:12There is also a war memorial here,
01:15in which the martyrs have been presented the Kharaji Aqeedat
01:18and Rani Lakshmi Bai Paat Jeddo Chahed Azadi
01:21has been made in memory of their magnificent character.
01:26This fort stands on a wide area of 15 acres.
01:32The architectural style of the forts in India
01:35is different from the northern side.
01:39Like the Bekal Fort of Kerala,
01:42in the southern part of the country,
01:45the fort was built on the banks of the sea.
01:48This fort is 312 meters long and 225 meters wide,
01:53in which the granite walls are 16 to 20 feet thick.
01:58It has 10 entrances,
02:01some of which are called Khandrao Gate,
02:04Datiya Darwaza, Anao Gate, Bada Gau Gate,
02:07Lakshmi Gate, Sagar Gate,
02:10Urcha Gate, Sinyar Gate and Chand Gate.
02:14The Ganesh Temple and Shiva Temple
02:17are also present at the inner door.
02:20The Aqeedat of their forefathers is also highlighted.
02:23Baradari is a Dhancha,
02:26which is presented by Raghunath Rao,
02:29the brother of King Gangadhar Rao,
02:32due to his love for the art of construction and art.
02:35The roof of this magnificent Dhancha,
02:38made with stones,
02:41was turned into a pond,
02:44on which water was sprinkled.
02:47The Tower of Hanging is a bulletin tower
02:50to hang the prisoners,
02:53while the jumping spot is the place
02:56where Rani Lakshmi Bai jumped off the wall
02:59to escape and climb the clouds.
03:02The Kudak Electric Cannon,
03:05which was used by Rani Lakshmi Bai
03:08The inner door is decorated
03:11with the symbols of love for the homeland,
03:14martyrdom, and unwavering faith in freedom.
03:17To present the ancient culture of Jhansi
03:20with a beautiful appearance,
03:23the UP Tourism Government usually arranges
03:26a Jhansi festival in February or March.
03:29This is a festival that lasts for a week
03:32with the recitation of dance, songs and dramas.
03:35Different personalities come to participate
03:38in this charitable event.
03:41There are also workshops and seminars here
03:44that present its history as a cultural heritage.
03:47The area around the fort,
03:50which is 7.3 km in circumference,
03:53is home to many attractive places.
03:56The Panchquin Temple is dedicated
03:59to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi of wealth.
04:02It still welcomes hundreds of believers every month.
04:05It is a tradition that Rani Lakshmi Bai
04:08used to go to this temple every day for worship.
04:11The city church revives religious monuments
04:14of Indian culture and the city church
04:17is certainly a glimpse of it.
04:20Rani Mahal Urchha Fort Complex
04:23houses the Rani Mahal,
04:26which was built by the queen of Jhansi
04:29The Rani Mahal also houses a temple
04:32that brings back the memory of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi.
04:35On the four walls of its golden room,
04:38pictures of scriptures such as Ramayana were drawn.
04:41The decoration of Lord Vishnu's
04:44Disha-O-Tar also shows that
04:47he was a worshiper of Nazm-O-Zabd.
04:50The U.P. Government Museum
04:53exhibits the heritage of the 4th century BC.
04:56It is a collection of weapons, clothes
04:59and utensils of the kitchen
05:02which was used by the Chandela family.
05:05Some relics date back to the 11th century
05:08and are with the remains of kings and queens of this time.
05:11The museum is closed on the 2nd and 3rd week
05:14of every month.
05:17In other famous places,
05:20Askoon Temple, Jangi Yadgar, Gayatri Temple,
05:23Utli Manohar Temple, Shankar Temple,
05:26Mahalakshmi Temple, Mehndi Bagh Temple
05:29and Satya Narayan Temple are some of the places
05:32to visit in Jhansi.
05:35The Jhansi Fort was built in 1613
05:38by the rulers of Bandela Rajput Sardar
05:41and Urcha Veer Singh Jodeo Bandela.
05:44It is one of the strong forts of Bandela.
05:47In 1728, Muhammad Khan Bangash
05:50attacked Maharaja Chitrasal.
05:53Peshwa Bajirao helped Maharaja Chitrasal
05:56to defeat the Mughal army.
05:59As a token of gratitude, Maharaja Chitrasal
06:02presented a part of his kingdom to Peshwa Bajirao
06:05in which Jhansi was also included.
06:08In 1742, Narav Shankar was made the
06:11Subedar of Jhansi.
06:14In his 15-year period, he not only
06:17decorated the Jhansi Fort,
06:20but also built other buildings.
06:23In 1757, when Peshwa called Narav Shankar
06:26back, he named him Madhu Govind
06:29and then Babulal Kinhai was made
06:32the Subedar of Jhansi.
06:35From 1766 to 1769, Vishwas Rao Lakshman
06:38served as the Subedar of Jhansi.
06:41Then Raghunath Rao was appointed
06:44as the Subedar of Jhansi.
06:47He was an extremely capable administrator
06:50who increased the income of the kingdom
06:53and built the Mahalaxmi Temple and
06:56Raghunath Temple.
06:59After the death of Shiv Rao, his grandson
07:02Ramchandra Rao was made the Subedar of Jhansi.
07:05In 1835, with his death, his
07:08imperial administration ended.
07:11He died in 1836.
07:14Then the British rulers
07:17accepted Gangadhar Rao as the king of Jhansi.
07:20Raghunath Rao's inauspicious administration
07:23left Jhansi in a very bad financial condition.
07:26However, after him, King Gangadhar Rao,
07:29who was a very good administrator,
07:32was obviously very generous and compassionate
07:35and the local population of Jhansi was very satisfied.
07:38King Gangadhar Rao married Manikarnika Bai,
07:41who was named Lakshmi Bai.
07:44He gave birth to a girl in 1851,
07:47who was later named Damodar Rao,
07:50who died after four months.
07:53One day before his death,
07:56the king adopted a child,
07:59who was called Anand Rao, the son of Gangadhar Rao's cousin.
08:02The adoptive British political officer
08:05gave the king a letter
08:08in which it was instructed
08:11that the child should be treated with respect
08:14and the Jhansi government should give
08:17a special amount to his widow for the rest of her life.
08:20After the death of the king in November 1853,
08:23Damodar Rao, who was born Anand Rao,
08:26was adopted.
08:29The British East India Company
08:32adopted the Lopsi view,
08:35rejecting the claim of Damodar Rao's throne
08:38under Dalhousie.
08:41The state was seen applying this view in its areas.
08:44In March 1854, Lakshmi Bai was ordered
08:47to leave the palace and fort for 60,000 rupees
08:50in the form of annual pension.
08:53In June 1857, the rebellion broke out
08:56and it took control of the fort
09:00In March and April 1858,
09:03the company forces besieged Jhansi
09:06and captured it on April 4, 1858.
09:09Queen Lakshmi Bai bravely
09:12escaped from the fort by riding a horse
09:15before looting the city by the hands of the Rozhki army.
09:18In 1861, the British government
09:21gave the fort of Jhansi
09:24and the city of Jhansi to the king of Gwalior,
09:28but the British took Jhansi back from Gwalior
09:31in 1868.
09:34The best time to see the fort is from October to March.
09:37February is also the time when Jhansi
09:40attracts hundreds of tourists
09:43from all over India.
09:46Jhansi railway station is about 3 km
09:49from the fort and this distance can be
09:52determined by buses, rickshaws and cars.
09:56Buses are the cheapest method of transport.
09:59The closest airport to the city is Gwalior
10:02which is about 103 km away from Jhansi.
10:05Taxis can either be rented from the airport
10:08or can be booked in advance.
10:11Bus travel, railway station stops,
10:14city bus stands or elite crossings
10:17of Talpura are available.
10:20Jhansi museum bus stop is the closest stop
10:23Every year, in the month of January-February,
10:26a grand occasion is celebrated
10:29which is known as Jhansi Mahotsav
10:32in which many famous personalities
10:35and artists present their dramas.
10:38So viewers, this was a brief history and
10:41geographical information of Jhansi Fort.
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