| Ropuiliani | |
|---|---|
| Chieftess of Denlung Denlung Lalnu | |
| Reign | 1889–8 August 1893 |
| Predecessor | Vandula |
| Born | 1828 Denlung chiefdom |
| Died | 3 January 1895 (aged 66–67) Rangamati, British Raj |
| Burial | Ralvawng |
| Issue | Lalṭhuama, Dotawna |
| Father | Lalsavunga |
Ropuiliani (1828–3 January 1895) was the first recorded Mizo chieftess in history during British colonial rule in the Lushai Hills. She is remembered for her resistance against British colonial forces after the death of her husband, Vandula.[1] She was the chieftess for Denlung and eight other villages,[2] near present-day Hnahthial in Mizoram.[1] She died in confinement at a prison in Rangmati, Bangladesh on 3 January 1895.[3]
- ^ a b Reid, Robert (1942). The Lushai Hills: culled from History of the frontier areas bordering on Assam from 1883-1941. Calcutta: Firma KLM. p. 49.
- ^ "How Britishers Were Challenged by Ropuiliani".
- ^ "Ram Tana Nun Hlantu Ropuiliani". 27 July 2021.