Avantibai

Avantibai
Avantibai on a 2001 stamp of India
Born	(1831-08-16)16 August 1831 Mankhedi Village, Seoni
Died	20 March 1858(1858-03-20) (aged 26)
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Maharaja Vikramaditya Singh
Parent	Zamindar Rao Jujhar Singh Lodha (father)

Maharani Avantibai Lodhi (16 August 1831 – 20 March 1858) was an Lodhi Rajput queen-ruler and freedom fighter. She was the queen of the Ramgarh (present-day Dindori) in Madhya Pradesh. An opponent of the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, information concerning her is sparse and mostly comes from folklore. In 21st century, she has been used as a political icon in Lodhi community.^[1]