About Rani Lakshmibai

About Rani Lakshmibai Lakshmi Bai also spelled Laxmi Bai , (born c. November 19, 1835, Kashi, India—died June 17, 1858, Kotah-ki-Serai, near Gwalior), rani (queen) of Jhansi, and a leader of the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58. Brought up in the household of the Peshwa (ruler) Baji Rao II, Lakshmi Bai had an unusual upbringing for a Brahman girl.