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Jhansi (jän`sē), city (1991 pop. 368,564), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. A road and rail junction, agricultural market, and small industrial center, it has iron and steel mills and railway workshops. The city grew around a fort built in 1613 by the Rajputs Rajputs (räj`p ..... Click the link for more information. and strengthened in 1742 by the Marathas Marathas or Mahrattas (both: mərăt`əz, mərä`təz) ..... Click the link for more information. . It reverted to Great Britain in 1853, when the ruling prince died without heirs. British residents in Jhansi were massacred during the Indian Mutiny Indian Mutiny, 1857–58, revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in India. It is also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, sepoys being the native soldiers. ..... Click the link for more information. (1857). Jhansi a city in central India, in SW Uttar Pradesh: scene of a mutiny against the British in 1857. Pop.: 383 248 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Address for correspondence: Manmohan Parida, Division of Virology, Defence Research and Development Establishment, Jhansi Rd, Gwalior, 474002 MR India; email: paridamm@rediffmail. Under Subhas Chandra Bose, she organized five to six hundred Indian women into the Rani of Jhansi Regiment and served as a minister in Bose's provisional government of Free India. |
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