Rani Durgawati
| Rani Durgavati | |
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Portrait of Durgavati Maravi
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| Queen of Gondwana, India | |
| Born |
5 October 1524 Kalinjar Fort (Banda, Uttar Pradesh) |
| Died | 24 June 1564 (aged 39) Narai Nala, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
| Spouse | Dalpat Shah |
| Father | Keerat Rai |
| Religion | Gondi |
Durgavati maravi (October 5, 1524 – June 24, 1564) was a ruling Queen of Gondwana from 1550 until 1564. She was born in the family of famous Rajput Chandel Emperor Keerat Rai. She was born at the fort of Kalinjar (Banda, Uttar Pradesh) in Chandel Dynasty, which is famous in the Indian history for the defense of king Vidyadhar who repulsed the attacks of Mahmud of Ghazni. Her love for sculptures is shown in the world famed temples of Khajuraho and Kalinjar Fort. Rani Durgavati maravi's achievements further enhanced the glory of her ancestral tradition of courage and patronage
In 1542, she was married to Dalpat Shah, the eldest son of king Sangram Shah of Gond Dynasty. The Chandel and Gond dynasties were allied because of this marriage. This resulted in Keerat Rai gaining the help of the Gonds.
She gave birth to a son in 1545 who was named Vir Narayan. Dalpat Shah died in 1550 and Durgavati took the reins of the Gond kingdom . Diwan or Prime Minister Beohar Adhar Simha and minister Man Thakur helped the Rani in looking after the administration successfully and effectively. Rani moved her capital to Chauragarh in place of Singaurgarh. It was a fort of strategic importance situated on the Satpura hill range.
After the death of Sher Shah, Sujat Khan captured Malwa and was succeeded by his son Baz Bahadur in 1556. After ascending to the throne, he attacked Rani Durgavati but the attack was repulsed with heavy losses to his army.
In the year 1562, Akbar vanquished the Malwa ruler Baz Bahadur and annexed Malwa under Mughal dominion. Consequently, the state boundary of Rani touched the Mughal Sultanate.
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