Rani abbakka husband name
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By Srinidhi Murthi
Rani Abbakka Chowta belonged to the Chowta dynasty who ruled over parts of coastal Karnataka. She was popular as Abhaya Rani for her fierce and feisty nature, her decisions and actions ultimately paving the way for the Indian freedom movement. Rani Abbakka was one of the earliest freedom fighters who rebelled against foreign invaders and colonialism. Determined to avenge the defeat of her mother at the hands of Portuguese, she strived hard to drive the Portuguese completely out of Mangalore. Ultimately fulfilling her dream of a free kingdom, she won the respect of her people and is held in high regard and cherished in her hometown of Ullal even today.
RANI ABBAKKA WASN’T SCARED OF ANYONE
When Rani Abbakka was crowned the queen of Ullal, she decided she would completely stop paying the Portuguese the tribute that all the local rulers paid them. In 1555, a Portuguese envoy was sent to Rani Abbakka to remind her to pay up. Abbakka firmly refused to bow to their demands. The furious Portuguese army planned to capture Ullal at once. The Portuguese had built
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The Warrior Tuluva Queen Of Ullal: Rani Abbakka Chowta, India’s First Woman Freedom Fighter
(left)Rani Abbakka Chowta (Photo: Facebook); The queen on the stamp issued by the Indian postal department on 15 January 2003. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Rani Lakshmibai's bravery is well known, but 300 years before her, the TuluvaQueen of Ullal, Rani Abbakka Chowta, fought the Portuguese. A tale of courage that only a few can muster and betrayal by her husband marks the story of Rani Abbakka Chowta.
She was born into the Chowta dynasty, which is also known as the Jain dynasty, which ruled certain parts of the Tulu Nadu region from the 12th to the 18th centuries. Even as a child, she was different and was skilled in various aspects of warfare and strategy, especially archery and sword fighting. Thirumala Raya III, the Chowta King, was her uncle and crowned her the queen of Ullal since a matrilineal inheritance (Aliyasantana) of the Bunts community was practised by the Chowtas. Matrilineal inheritance refers to the inheritance of property or titles through the female line only.
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Abbakka Chowta
Rani of Ullal
| Abbakka Chowta | |
|---|---|
Abbakka Chowta on a 2023 stamp of India | |
| Reign | 1525 – 1570[1][2] |
| Predecessor | Tirumala Raya Chowta |
| Spouse | Banga Lakshmappa Arasa |
| House | Chowta |
| Religion | Jainism |
Rani Abbakka Chowta was the first Tuluva Queen of Ullal who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century. She belonged to the Chowta dynasty, an indigenous Tuluva dynasty who ruled over parts of coastal Karnataka (Tulu Nadu), India. Their capital was Puttige.[Note 1] The port town of Ullal served as their subsidiary capital. The Portuguese made several attempts to capture Ullal as it was strategically placed. But Abbakka repulsed each of their attacks for over four decades. For her bravery, she came to be known as Abhaya Rani (The fearless queen).[3][4] She was also one of the earliest Indians to fight European colonialism and is sometimes regarded as the 'first woman freedom fighter of India'.[5][6] In the state of Karnataka, she is celebrated along with
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