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Mumbai-Karnataka region rechristened as Kittur Karnataka. The name Kittur comes after a historical taluk in Belagavi district in north Karnataka that was ruled by Rani Chennamma

RANI CHENNAMMA

• Indian queen of Kittur.
• Kittur was a princely state in Karnataka
• Fought against the British East India company against the Doctrine of Lapse in 1824. Defeated the Britishers. However, she died in the imprisonment of second rebellion by the company.
• One of the first female rulers to fight against the Britishers
• Became the symbol of independence movement in India.
• Born in Kakati (village is now located in Belgavi district) in 1778.
• Her husband and son died in 1824
• Adopted Shivalingappa in 1824 and made him the heir to the throne and ruled in his name
• Vctory of Rani Chennamma is celebrated during the Kittur Utsav till date, in October