Tribute to Maharani Durgavati on her birth anniversary. She was born this day, the 5th of October in 1524. Maharani Durgavati led many battles to victory including one against Baz Bahadur, the Sultan of Malwa, and two against Mughals, herself commanding her army.
It was the third battle that Rani Durgavati lost against Akbar’s Mughal forces where she attained Veergati.

Durgavati was an expert in the sciences, politics, administration, art of warfare including use of guns, archery, sword-fight, horse-riding, and hunting.
Following is an extract from #SaffronSwords Book II (Book I: amazon.in/Saffron-Swords…) on the 3rd and last battle Maharani Durgavati fought against the Mughals:

"The Rani, positioned on her elephant, continued her resistance, killing the Mughal soldiers one after another with
her bows and arrows. Her faithful followers begged her to retreat. But she continued to fight. A stray arrow struck her eye, yet she refused to leave despite being requested again for a retreat. And she continued to fight. Meanwhile, her small group of soldiers dwindled fast in
front of her eyes as the enemy bullets hit them. Yet, undeterred, she continued shooting arrows at the Mughal soldiers unabated. And then another arrow hit her neck. She fell back, but immediately sat up and continued to fight. Her mahout begged for retreat, ready to take the
mighty elephant out of the battlefield. Durgavati replied that she would either drive away the enemy or attain Veergati fighting in the battlefield. She knew her son might not be alive. With the wounds and the pain, with blood drenching her, Rani Durgavati was persistent in
attacking the Mughals, until almost all of her soldiers attained Veergati in front of her eyes.
Hit by arrows, bleeding, she realized that defeat was imminent against the Mughals. Disregarding her mahout’s advice to flee from battle, Rani Durgavati, stabbed herself with a
dagger, preferring death to surrender. Thus ended the life of a truly brave and remarkable lady.

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