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== Occurrence of the event ==
== Occurrence of the event ==
In 1764
In 1764
{{Infobox historical event
| title        = Jauhar of Rasra
| image        = <!-- Add image file name here, e.g. NathBabaMandir.jpg -->
| caption      = Nath Baba Mandir, Rasra – site of the jauhar tradition
| date        = c. 1764 (mid‑18th century)
| place        = Rasra, Ballia District, Uttar Pradesh, India
| participants = Sengars of Lakhnesar pargana (Rajput zamindars)
| perpetrator  = Maharaja Balwant Singh of Banaras (Narayan dynasty)
| outcome      = Rasra town set ablaze; ~400 Rajput women committed jauhar/sati
| significance = Local tradition of Rajput resistance; memorialized at Nath Baba Mandir
}}