A Thread 🧵 on Rani Talash Kunwari, the unsung fierce warrior queen of Amorha (present-day Basti, Uttar Pradesh), who stood tall against the British in 1857. (1/7) 
Rani Talash Kunwari was born into a Durgvanshi (Dikhit) Rajput family.
She married Raja Jung Bahadur Singh, the Surajbansi Rajput Raja of Amorha in the Basti district.
After the death of her husband in 1852, she took charge as the ruler. (2/7)
She married Raja Jung Bahadur Singh, the Surajbansi Rajput Raja of Amorha in the Basti district.
After the death of her husband in 1852, she took charge as the ruler. (2/7)
When the 1857 revolt broke out, Rani Talash Kunwari didn’t hold back. She gathered her forces, organized resources, and led her people into battle. Her bravery was so remarkable that she came to be known as the 'Rani Lakshmibai of Purvanchal'. (3/7)
But the British didn’t take this lightly. In early 1858, they launched a full-scale attack on Amorha, backed by Nepalese troops. Rani Talash Kunwari fought bravely, but the British forces kept gaining ground. (4/7)
On March 2, 1858, as capture by the British became inevitable, Rani Talash Kunwari made the ultimate sacrifice. Rather than surrender, she chose death with dignity and pierced her own chest with her sword. (5/7)
Her loyal soldiers made sure her body never fell into British hands. They buried her with honor near the shrine of Mata Bhavani, the patron deity of Amorha. That place is now known as "Rani Chaura". (6/7)
Rani Talash Kunwari’s story is a powerful reminder of the countless unsung women who fought and died for India’s freedom.
She may not be in our textbooks, but her story lives on in the soil of Purvanchal. (7/7)
She may not be in our textbooks, but her story lives on in the soil of Purvanchal. (7/7)
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