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Commemorative Stamp
24 June 1988

Rani Durgawati

The warrior queen of Gondwana.

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Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue June 24, 1988

Denomination 60 p

Quantity printed 1000000

Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik

Perforation comb 13

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Deep pink red

Printing process Photogravure

Catalogue codes Michel IN 1170 Stamp Number IN 1232 Yvert et Tellier IN 983 Stanley Gibbons IN 1322

Themes Commemoration, Famous people, Queens, Swords, Women

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Rani Durgawati in armour with a sword raised and a shield on her arm, standing among spears, printed in pink red, with her name in Hindi and English, on a 60 paise stamp.

Rani Durgawati

India Post issued this 60 paise stamp on 24 June 1988, the anniversary of her death in 1564. A daughter of the Chandela line, she married Dalpat Shah of Gondwana and took over the government for her young son in 1548. She united Gondwana, fought Baz Bahadur of Malwa with success, and built the Ranital reservoir near Jabalpur. Her kingdom fell to the attack of Asaf Khan, the Mughal governor of Kara-Manikpur.