Abbakka Rani was the female ruler of Tulu Nadu, coastal area of modern-day Karnataka, India. She fought the Portuguese army during 1530-1599. She belonged to the Jain Chowta dynasty of Mudabidri. Abbakka Rani is one of the earliest freedom fighters of India who resisted the Portuguese.The queen's story is retold from generation to generation through folk songs and yakshagana, the popular folk theatre, In bootaradhana, (which literally means appeasing the possessed, … Wikipedia
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