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Several social groups across the country recently organized a national campaign called Naanoo Rani Chennamma (I am Rani Chennamma too) to commemorate 200 years of Rani Chennamma's rebellion against the British East India Company.
About Rani Chennamma
Chennamma was born in Kakati, a small village in what is now the Belagavi district of Karnataka.
She married Raja Mallasarja of the Desai family, making her queen of Kittur (now in Karnataka).
After Mallasarja died in 1816, his eldest son, Shivalingarudra Sarja, took the throne.
Before his death in 1824, Shivalingarudra named a child, Shivalingappa, as his successor.
However, the British East India Company refused to recognise Shivalingappa as the kingdom's successor under the 'doctrine of lapse'.
Important facts about the Kittur Rebellion:
In October 1824, John Thackery, a British official in Dharwad, attacked Kittur.
In the first battle, British forces suffered heavy losses, and the Collector and political agent St. John Thackeray was killed by Kittur forces.
Sir Walter Elliot and Mr. Stevenson, two British officers, were also held hostage.
However, the British army returned to attack and capture Kittur Fort.
Rani Chennamma and her family were imprisoned at Bailhongal Fort, where she died in 1829.
What Exactly Was The Doctrine Of Lapse?
Under the Lapse doctrine, any princely state that lacked a natural heir would collapse and be annexed by the Company.
The British East India Company took over the princely state of Kittur in 1824 by imposing the 'doctrine of lapse', even before it was officially articulated by Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of the British East India Company between 1848 and 1856.
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