Belawadi Mallamma

Belawadi Mallamma (Kannada ಬೆಳವಡಿ ಮಲ್ಲಮ್ಮ )[1] was a warrior queen from Bailhongal, Belgaum District, North Karnataka, Karnataka, India. Belvadi Mallamma is believed by many to be the first woman to form a women's army to fight against Dadaji Raghunath Nedkar. She also credited with being the first queen in the history the Indian subcontinent who built and trained a women's army[2] in the 17th century.[3]

Belawadi Mallamma
Belawadi Mallamma
NationalityIndian
Known forWarrior Queen

Biography

She was the daughter of Sode King Madhulinga Nayaka and wife of King Ishaprabhu. Belawadi Mallamma[4], also known as Savitribai, was a Queen of Hindu community, fought with the Maratha commander Dadaji Raghunath Nedkar while defending her husband's kingdom. In the battle, Shivaji's soldier cut the leg of the horse[5] on which she was riding and she fell. When she rose and began fighting she was surrounded and taken captive by Raghunath Nedkar's troops. Later she was released on Shivaji's orders. [6] 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.[7]

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References
  1. "The Saga of a Historic Education Society, BELAWADI". Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  2. "Ensure Belwadi Mallamma of Belgaum district gets her place in international history". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  3. "Women of prominence in Karnataka". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  4. "Kamat's Potpourri: Education of Belavadi Mallamma". www.kamat.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. "Women of India – Belawadi Mallamma, the first leader of women's army in the country". priya yavagal's Blog. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. "Translation of the speech originally delivered in Kannada". Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  7. "Kamat's Potpourri: Education of Belavadi Mallamma". www.kamat.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.


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