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Maharana Pratap

Maharana Pratap was the great Hindu ruler of Mewar in India. He was born to Queen Jayawanti and was the eldest son of Maharana Udai Singh. Maharana Pratap grew up as a worthy prince and had mastered the art of using weapons and horse riding. He was destined to be the ruler of Mewar and was given the tile of crown prince.

Maharana Pratap : The First Freedom Fighter

Rana Pratap

Rana Pratap

Maharana Pratap succeeded Rana Udai Singh and became the king of Mewar. Maharana Pratap fought Akbar throughout his life and never accepted his sovereignty in India. Akbar used diplomacy to make Maharana Pratap his ally but could not succeed. Maharana Pratap did not want to bow down to Akbar or accept his rule over him.

Soon Akbar realized that Maharana Pratap will never submit and decided to use his army against Mewar. Maharana Pratap wanted to reconquer Chittorgarh from the Mughals. Finally, on 21st of June, 1576, Maharana Pratap and his army met with the armies of Akabr at Haldighati. Haldighati is situated near Gogunda which is a town near Udaipur, Rajasthan. This is where the epic battle of Haldighati was fought.  Although Maharana Pratap’s men were significantly outnumbered by Akbar’s men, but they fought valiantly for their honor and motherland. It is said that in this battle Pratap attacked Man Singh by throwing a lance at him.

Man Singh somehow managed to duck and survived. The battle lasted for four hours and loss was inevitable for Pratap’s army. Pratap’s generals convinced him to flee in order to fight again in the future. One of his trusted men got into his distinctive garments and fought in the battle field as Pratap. Soon he was killed but till then Pratap managed to escape riding his trusted horse Chetak into the hills. Chetak was deeply wounded on his left thigh and collapsed few kilometers away from the battle field. Pratap was being chased by couple of Turk knights, but Shakti Singh seeing his brother’s life in danger followed the Turks and killed them. Both the brothers embraced each other and broke into tears. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rana Pratap

Rana Pratap, also known as Maharana Pratap was the brave Rajput King of Chittor. He was a living example of Rajput valor, perseverance and chivalry. Throughout his life, Rana Pratap fought against Mughal aggression. The unfortunate events of Saka and Jauhar at Chittor had a deep impact on the heart of Rana Pratap. He had a hatred for Akbar who was responsible for merciless killings and vowed never to bend down to the Mughal rule.

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Rana Pratap

Rana Pratap

Maharana Pratap was born to Rani Jeevant Kanwar on 9th of May, 1540. Maharana Udai Singh 2 was his father, who was the ruler of Mewar. Maharana Udai Singh had 25 children and Pratap was the eldest amongst them. He was given the tile of crown Prince and would be the 54th ruler of Mewar. In 1567, Chittor was invaded by Mughal forces under Akbar. Maharana Udai Singh 2 had to flee with his family to Gogunda. At that time Rana Pratap was only 27 years old and he wanted to fight the Mughals but was convinced by the elders to leave Chittor along with his family.

On 28th of February, 1572, Rana Pratap became the Maharana of Mewar. Akbar tried several diplomatic methods to convince Rana Pratap to sign a treaty with him, but failed every time. Akbar finally decided to send his army under the command of Raja Man Singh against Rana Pratap. In 1576, a fierce battle was fought between Rana Pratap’s army and the Mughals. Although the Bhil tribes of the surrounding areas helped Rana Pratap in the battle against Mughal army, they were hugely outnumbered by Akbar’s men. The Mughal army had numerical advantage over the army of Rana Pratap.

There were only 20,000 Rajput warriors against 80,000 men of Mughal army. Rana Pratap and his Rajput warriors fought valiantly, but could not defeat the Mughals due to their number. Rana Pratap was deeply injured and was saved by his faithful steed Chetak. Pratap was unconscious and was taken away from the battle zone by Chetak. This is how Rana Pratap managed to survive to fight another day. He continued his struggle against the Mughals all his life and finally died due to injuries in a hunting accident.

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