480th Birth Anniversary of Maharana Pratap

• 11 May 2020

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Recently, the Prime Minister and Vice President of India paid tributes to Maharana Pratap on his 480^th birth anniversary.

Maharana Pratap

• Description:
  
  • Rana Pratap Singh also known as Maharana Pratap was born on May 9^th 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan.
  • He was the 13^th King of Mewar and was the eldest son of Udai Singh II
    
    • Maharana Udai Singh II ruled the kingdom of Mewar, with his capital at Chittor.
    • Udai Singh II was also a founder of the city of Udaipur (Rajasthan).
• Battle of Haldighati:
  
  • The Battle of Haldighati was fought in 1576 between Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar and Raja Man Singh of Amber who was the general of the Mughal emperor Akbar.
  • Maharana Pratap fought a brave war, but was defeated by Mughal forces.
  • It is said that Maharana Pratap’s loyal horse named Chetak, gave up his life as the Maharana was leaving the battlefield.
• Reconquest:
  
  • After 1579, the Mughal pressure relaxed over Mewar and Pratap recovered Western Mewar including Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur and Gogunda.
  • During this period, he also built a new capital, Chavand, near modern Dungarpur.

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