Kittur Chennamma

Kittur Chennamma was the queen of Kittur who led an armed revolt against the British East India Company in 1824, resisting its annexation of her state.

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Kittur: Kittur was a princely state in present-day Karnataka, India, ruled by the Desai dynasty. Chennamma ruled this small state when the Company moved to annex it.
Siege of Kittur: The siege of Kittur was the 1824 military campaign in which Company forces attacked the fortified state. It was the decisive confrontation between Chennamma’s defenders and the Company.
Rani Chennamma: Rani Chennamma was a 19th-century queen of Kittur who resisted British East India Company rule. This variant name commonly identifies the same historical figure and her resistance.
Kittur Uprising: The Kittur Uprising was the 1824 resistance to the British East India Company’s intervention in Kittur. The uprising is the collective name for the revolt Chennamma led.
Shivalingappa: Shivalingappa was the adopted heir whom Kittur’s rulers named as successor. The Company rejected his succession, turning a dynastic question into the revolt’s immediate cause.
Thackeray's death: St John Thackeray was the Company collector killed during the first fighting at Kittur in 1824. His death marked the rebels’ early success and intensified the Company’s response.
St John Thackeray: St John Thackeray was a British East India Company official serving as collector at Dharwad. His attempt to enforce Company authority in Kittur brought him into conflict with Chennamma.
Indian Rebellion of 1857: The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a widespread uprising against East India Company rule in northern and central India. Chennamma’s earlier revolt is often remembered as a precursor to later armed resistance.
Doctrine of Lapse: The Doctrine of Lapse was a British annexation policy applied to princely states without an accepted male heir. The Company’s intervention in Kittur resembled this policy, though its formal adoption came later.
Sangolli Rayanna: Sangolli Rayanna was a Kittur fighter who continued resistance against the Company after Chennamma’s capture. His later guerrilla campaign extended the struggle beyond the queen’s defeat.