HISTORY OF RANI DURGAWATI

Rani Durgavati maravi (October 5, 1524 June 24, 1564) was born in the family of famous Rajput Chand el Emperor Keerat Rai. She was born at the fort of Kalanjar .

 In 1542, she was married to Daalpat Shah, the eldest son of king Sangram Shah of Gond Dynasty after much struggle. The Chandeland Gond dy nasties got closer because of this marriage and that was the reason Keerat Rai got the help of the Gonds and his son-inlaw Dalpat Shah at the time of Sher Shah Suri.

 She gave birth to a son in 1545 CE. who was named Vir Narayan. Dalpat Shah died in about 1550 CE. As Vir Narayan was too young at that time, Durgavati took the reins of the Gond kingdom in her hands.

 The Gond rulers reigned over Jabalpur, Mandla and surrounding regions. Madan Mahal is one such fort built by them

 The monument is situated at a height of about five hundred meters The Balancing Rock is a huge stone balanced on the tip of another

 The Government of Madhya Pradesh renamed the University of Jabalpur as Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya in her MEMORY

 Government of India paid its tribute to her by issuing a postal-stamp commemorating her death, on 24 June 1988.

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