Jhansi Travel Guide

 Willettsworld Says:  This is the main entrance into the fort. The fort has a total of ten gates (Darwaza's). These include Khande Rao, Datia, Unnao, Jhirna, Lakshmi Sagar, Orchha, Sainyar, Baragaon and Bhander gates. 

 Willettsworld Says:  After the death of the king who had no son, the British virtually took over the administration. The independently minded queen was not content with the allowance given to her in compensation. When there rose an opportunity for revolt, she led the sepoys in the mutiny for... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Freedom fighters deemed to be dangerous during the independence struggle of 1857 were kept imprisoned here by the British. It was actually built as a prison by the Marathas. 

 Willettsworld Says:  Rani Lakshmi Bai lived here with her husband the king, Raja Gangadhar Rao. After he died, she lived at the Rani Mahal situated near the fort. This building was originally a five storey building built by Raja Bir Singh Deo during his period (1611-1627) but now only three... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This is the tomb of Gulam Gaus Khan, the main gunner during the freedom struggle of 1857, Moti Bai, a woman gunner and Khudabuksh, a horse rider. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This temple was constructed during Naru Shankar's period which reflects the composition of local and Bundella Maratha style of architecture. Rani Lakshmi Bai worshipped here. The main Shivalinga is made of granite stone. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This was the place where criminals facing death sentences were hanged during King Gangadhar Rao's time. 

 Willettsworld Says:  Rani Lakshmi Bai used to visit this garden with her friends to entertain herself. The British converted it into an armoury. 

 Willettsworld Says:  Some of the views from the northern side of the fort. 

 Willettsworld Says:  Raja Raghunath Rao built this area for his brother who was very fond of drama and the arts. The central structure was profusely decorated with floral and geometrical designs in stucco. The roof of the Baradari was formed like a pond from where it used to sprinkle in all... 

 Willettsworld Says:  It is presumed that this canon has the strength of the god, Bhawani which is how it got its name. A sign says the barrel's mouth has the design of a crocodile's mouth while the lateral portion is designed like an elephants face. The canon measures 5m long by 60cm wide and... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This temple is situated at the northern entrance of the fort. Rani Lakshmi Bai, (1828-58, the queen of the old state of Jhansi), used to worship here regularly. The ceiling was profusely decorated, remains of which are still visible. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This is the biggest canon within the fort and it was operated by Gulam Gaus Khan who was a warrior under Rani Lakshmi Bai. It measures 5.5m long, 1.8m wide and the barrel has a diameter of 60cm. It was used in the freedom struggle of 1857 but at one point it failed to fire... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This fort, built on Bangra Hill, commands a dominating view over the city owing to its strategic and ideal location. It was built by Bundella chief Bir Singh Ju Deo in 1613 and later, it was occupied by the Mughals, Marathas and the British respectively. In 1729-30, Maratha... 

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 Willettsworld Says:  There are some buses that leave from outside the train station to Khajuraho. The bus I took was pretty much the same as others I'd been on except that the seats were foam cushion seats and not the bone hard ones on previous trips. We left Jhansi on very bumpy roads with the... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Jhansi lies on the main New Delhi-Bhopal railway line and so is very easy to get to from either Delhi or Agra. I came by train from Gwalior on the Shatabdi express (train No.2002) and took another train out of Jhansi to Lucknow after visiting Orchha and Khajuraho. A train...