Chitra Katha

Rani DurgavatiGond Queen of Garha

On 24 June 1564 near Narrai, wounded by arrows and facing capture by Asaf Khan’s Mughal army, she took her own life on the field rather than surrender.

1524–1564 CE

The full life

1Born at Kalinjar on 5 October 1524, of the Chandela line.

2She was regent for her son Vir Narayan from about 1550.Rani Durgavati · Vir Narayan

3She fell at Narai near Jabalpur on 24 June 1564.Rani Durgavati

4Rani Durgavati University in Jabalpur is named for her.Rani Durgavati

5India issued a postage stamp for her in 1988.Rani Durgavati

Sources for these facts

Akbarnama (Abul Fazl)
Garha-Mandla genealogical inscription, Ramnagar (1667)

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