

Folklore has it that Pratap personally attacked Man Singh: his horse Chetak placed its front feet on the trunk of Man Singh’s elephant and Pratap threw his lance Man Singh ducked, and the mahout was killed. In this short period, Pratap’s men essayed many brave exploits on the field. The battle of Haldighati, a historic event in the annals of Rajputana, lasted only four hours. While accounts vary as to the exact strength of the two armies, all sources concur that the Mughal forces greatly outnumbered Pratap’s men (1:4). On J(June 18 by other calculations), the two armies met at Haldighati, near the town of Gogunda in present-day Rajasthan. This made Maharana revolt against Akbar and he followed strict codes of Kshatriyas to fight with Akbar. Maharana could not forget when Akbar killed 30,000 unarmed residents of Chittor only because they refused to convert to Islam. Akbar tried several ways to win over Maharana Pratap but he was always a failure. He kept on fighting with Akbar all his life. Maharana faced many struggles in his career. When Jagmal was unable to manage affairs he joined the army of Akbar with an idea to take revenge with Maharana Pratap.

Seeing this as opportunity, his half brother Jagmal took away the throne. Maharana Udai Singh, his father decided to leave Chittor and moved to Gogunda. In 1568, when Maharana was just 27 years old, the Mughal emperor Akbar conquered Chittor. He belonged to the Sisodiya Rajput clan.įrom childhood Rana Pratap had the passion that a Kshatriya king needs to possess. He was the eldest among 25 brothers and 20 sisters and was the 54th ruler of Mewar. His father was Maharana Udai Singh II and mother was Rani Jeevant Kanwa. He was born on 9th May 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. Maharana Pratap (– January 29, 1597) was 16th century King who ruled Mewar, a state in north-western India. Maharana Pratap Jayanti is Celebrated every year on Shukla Thritiya of the Ashad month (May or June). This 1 Rupee Coin Made Up Of Silver is a Symbol of Friendship between Bristishers and Mewar State

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It is a well known fact that Mewar was the Only free state from the Great Mughal Badhshah Akhbar and Britishers. Due to his Effort Mewar was the Only Independent Land free from Invaders all around the World. Pratap (The Son of Maharana Udai Singh II) the Legendary Hero of Mewar who fought for Freedom till his Last Breath. We Belong from the Land Of Warriors – ‘Udaipur’ – The Capital of Mewar and today we celebrate the Glory of Freedom, Independence in the form of Maharana Pratap Jayanti.
