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Belawadi Mallamma History in Kannada
Belawadi Mallamma (Kannada ಬೆಳವಡಿ ಮಲ್ಲಮ್ಮ ) known as the brave warrior queen of Belawadi, was from Bailhongal, Belgaum District, North Karnataka, Karnataka, India. Belvadi Mallamma was the first woman to form a women's army to fight against the Marathas in the 17th century.
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- Belawadi Mallamma History in Kannada
- Women of India Belawadi Mallamma the first leader of womens army in the country
- Biography
- References
Women of India – Belawadi Mallamma, the first leader of women’s army in the country
Biography
She was the daughter of Sode King Madhulinga Nayaka. Belawadi Mallamma, also known as Savitribai,She was a Queen of Lingayat community, fought with the Maratha commander Dadaji Raghunath Nedkar while defending her husband's kingdom. Her kingdom was very secure and undefeatable. In the battle Shivaji's soldier cut the leg of horse on which she was riding and she fell. Upon her resistance and engagement in combat, Shivaji's forces quickly intervened, capturing her and bringing her before Shivaji. He commended her courage, expressing regret by saying, "I made a mistake, Ma..! Kindly forgive me...I don't want your kingdom," and subsequently released her.
She fought enemy troops on horseback, wearing a saree in veeragacche (soldier's tuck - a tight tucking of the front pleats in the back).
Scholar Shesho Srinivas Muthalik recorded the life in the palace of Madhulinga Nayaka in 1704-5 A.D. in the Marathi language.