Maharana Pratap was born in 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan to Udai Singh II and Jeevant Kanwar. He succeeded his father as ruler of Mewar in 1572. Pratap resisted the Mughal emperor Akbar's demands for submission and tribute. This led to the Battle of Haldighati in 1576, which was fierce but inconclusive. Though wounded, Pratap survived and continued fighting the Mughals for the next 20 years, gradually regaining control of parts of Mewar. He established a new capital in Chavand and lived a spartan life according to his vow until his death in 1597.

1. LIFE OF
MAHARANA PRATAP
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3. EARLYLIFE
• Maharana Pratap was born on 9th May 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. His father was
Udai Singh II and his mother was Jeevant Kanwar
• His younger brothers were Shakti Singh, Vikram Singh and Jagmal Singh. Pratap also had 2
had 2 stepsisters: Chand Kanwar and Man Kanwar.
• He was married to Ajabde Punwar of Bijolia and he had married 10 other women and was
survived by 17 sons and 5 daughters including Amar Singh I
• Udai Singh died in 1572, and Prince Pratap ascended the throne as Maharana Pratap, the
54th Ruler of Mewar in the line of Sisodia Rajputs

4. WARRIOR
• In 1567, the Mughal forces surrounded Mewar’s capital Chittor. Instead of fighting
with the Mughal forces, Udai Singh left the capital and shifted his family to
Gogunda.
• Though Pratap resisted this decision and insisted on staying back, but the elders
were able to convience him that living the place was the right decision
• A temporary government of the kingdom of Mewar was set up by Udai Singh in
Gogunda
• He Succeeded to the throne of his father in 1572.Chittor the Capital of Mewar
had Already been captured by Mughals in 1568.
• Thus Rana was without a capital,without resources and his claim eclipsed by
reverses yet he continued the fight for the honour of Mewar
• Akbar sent a series of missions to Rana Pratap to persuade him to accept Mughal
suzerainty and to pay personal homage. Rana Pratap considered these conditions
humiliating

5. AKBARANDMAHARANA
• So long as the people of Mewar swore by their Maharana, Akbar could not realize
his ambition of being the Jahanpanah of Hindustan
• The last of these missions was headed by Raja Man Singh, the brother-in-law of
Akbar himself. Maharana Pratap, angered that his fellow Rajput was aligned with
someone who had forced the submission of all Rajputs, refused to sup with Raja
Man Singh
• The lines were completely drawn now – Akbar understood that Maharana Pratap
would never submit and he would have to use his troops against Mewar.

6. BATTLEOFHALDIGHATI
• The Battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between Pratap Singh and
Mughal forces led by Man Singh I of Amer. The Mughals were victorious and
inflicted significant casualties among the Mewaris but failed to capture the
Pratap. The site of the battle was a narrow mountain pass at Haldighati
near Gogunda, modern day Rajsamand in Rajasthan.
• Pratap Singh fielded a force of around 20,000 Rajputs. The Mughals were led by
Man Singh of Amber, who commanded an army numbering around 80,000 men.
After a fierce battle lasting more than three hours.
• The Battle was fierce though indecisive.

8. POSTWAR
• His estranged brother, Shakti Singh , appeared and saved the Rana’s Life. Another
casualty of this war was Maharana Pratap’s famous, and loyal, horse Chetak, who
gave up his life trying to save his Maharana.
• He took an oath, “So long as I do not recover Chittor, I shall sleep on the ground,
shall eat out on leaves (not in utensils) and shall not turn my moustaches.” He
observed the vow throughtout his life.
• Rana Pratap spent nearly four years wandering about in the mountains and
jungles of Western Mewar and acquired intimate knowledge of every nook and
corner

9. FINALYEARS
• After this war, Akbar tried several times to take over Mewar, failing each time.
However, the relentless (not stoping or changing) attacks of the Mughal army had
left his army weaker, and he barely had enough money to keep it going.
• Maharana Pratap regained control over Western Mewar, including Gogunda,
Kumbhalgarh and Udaipur. He build a new capital at Chavand, near Dungarpur.
• The Great Warrior left for hevenly abode on 19th January,1597 (aged 56) as a
result of injuries sustained during his fight with a Tiger
• Akbar cried over the death of Maharana Pratap
• His eldest son, Amar Singh I, succeeded him to the throne of Mewar.

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