User:Asarelah/sandbox/History of Women in War in India

Category:Indian women in war

13th century BC

 * Vedic period (1200–1000 BC) roughly – The Rigveda (RV 1 and RV 10) mentions a female warrior named Vishpala, who lost a leg in battle, had an iron prosthesis made, and returned to warfare.

4th century BC

 * 320s BC – Cleophis surrendered to Alexander the Great after he laid siege her city.

11th century

 * 1047: Akkadevi, an Indian princess, besieges the fort of Gokage.

12th century

 * Late 12th-century: Umadevi, consort of King Veera Ballala II, commanded Mysore armies against the rival Chalukyas on at least two occasions, allowing Bellala to concentrate on administrative matters and thus significantly contributing to the Hoysalas' conquest of the Chalkyua at Kalyani (near present-day Bidar).

16th century

 * 1530–1599: Abbakka, a ruler of Tulu Nadu in India fights the Portuguese army.
 * 1546: Isabel Madeira, Isabel Fernandes, Catarina Lopes and Isabel Dias serve in the defense of the city walls during the siege of Diu in Portuguese India.
 * 1564: Indian queen Rani Durgawati leads her forces against the Mughal army, but is defeated.
 * 1595: Indian Queen Chand Bibi fights the Mughals.

17th century

 * 17th century: Belawadi Mallamma is the first woman to form a women's army to fight against the British and the Marathas in the 17th century.
 * 17th century: Sikh woman Bibi Dalair Kaur fights the Mughals by rallying 100 Sikh women against them. She is killed, and Sikhs consider her to be a martyr.
 * 1677-1689: Reign of Keladi Chennamma. During her reign of 12 years, she repelled the advances of the Mughal Army led by the infamous Aurangzeb from her military base in the kingdom of Keladi located in Sagara, Karnataka India.
 * 1680s: Queen Keladi Chennamma of the Keladi kingdom of India participates in warfare, and achieves renown for her bravery.

18th century

 * 1700-1709 : Tarabai, a queen of the Maratha empire in India, leads a war against invading Mughals.
 * 1704: Mai Bhago leads Sikh soldiers against the Mughals.
 * 1767–1795: Reign of Ahilyabai Holkar, Indian queen of the Malwa kingdom. She personally led troops into battle.
 * 1768: Birth of Mah Laqa Bai. Due to her archery skills, she accompanied the Nizam II (Mir Nizam Ali Khan) in three wars;
 * 1778: Sikh princess Bibi Rajindar Kaur leads 3,000 soldiers to rescue her cousin who was defeated by Hari Singh.
 * 1778–1803: The ruling Princess of Sardhana, Begum Samru (Johanna Noblis), leads her armies in war.
 * 1780: Rani Velu Nachiar of Sivagangai Poligar leads a female army against the British in India.

19th century

 * 1802: Mai Sukhan defends the town of Amritsar against Ranjit Singh.
 * 1824: Queen Kittur Chennamma of the Kittur kingdom in India fights the British.
 * 1857–1858: Indian queen Rani Lakshmibai leads battles against the British. A member of her army, Indian resistance leader Jalkari Bai, defends Jhansi fort against the British.
 * 1857–1858: Begum Hazrat Mahal leads a band of her supporters against the British in the Indian rebellion of 1857.
 * 1858, 28 March: After personally leading a campaign against the British to regain her throne from them, Avantibai of the Indian state of Ramgarth kills herself when defeat seems imminent.

20th century

 * WWII: See Women_in_World_War_II
 * 1942-1945 - India's war of independence took place. The all-female Rani of Jhansi Regiment was formed within the Indian National Army. Notable members of it included Janaky Athi Nahappan, and Rasammah Bhupalan.

21st century

 * In December 2006 female cadets from the Pakistan Military Academy for the first time assumed guard duties at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam at Karachi.
 * In this year women were enrolled in the Pakistani military for assignments other than duties in medical setups/units for the first time in history.
 * January 19 2007: The United Nations first all female peacekeeping force is set to deploy to Liberia. The peacekeeping force is made up of 105 Indian policewomen.