Indian history is resonant in the name of Maharana Pratap. It was a warrior who had reminded the Mughals of milk of chhati. India's land is goravant with the story of their valor. Maharana Pratap was the Rana of the people of Mewar. Presently this place comes to Rajasthan. Pratap Rajputs were descendants of Sisodia dynasty. It was a brave Rajput who, in every situation, protected his subjects till their last breath. He always respected the people above his family and his family. There was such a Rajput whose salutations were also saluted by Akbar. Maharana Pratap was also in war skills but he was also a passionate and righteous person, his first Guru was his mother Jaywanta was a liar.
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According to the calendar of the day of Maharana Pratap, on May 9, 1540, in Mewar, in northern South India. According to the Hindi panchayat, this day comes to the Teej of the Shukla party for the senior month. Even today, Pratap's birthday is celebrated in Rajasthan. Pratap was Rana Uday Singh of Udaipur and son of Maharani Jayavanta Bai. The name of the first queen of Maharana Pratap was Ajbade Revar. Amar Singh and Lord Das had two sons. Amar Singh later took over the throne
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Apart from Queen Jayawanta, Rana Udai Singh had other wives, in which the daughter of Rani Dheer Bai Uday Singh was the beloved wife. Rani Dheer Bai's intention was that her son Jagmal became the successor of Rana Udai Singh. Apart from this, Rana Udai Singh's two sons Shakti Singh and Sagar Singh were also. They also had the intention of holding the throne after Rana Udai Singh, but both Praja and Rana ji believed Pratap as successor. For this reason, these three brothers used to hate Pratap.
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Taking advantage of this abomination, the Mughals spread their victory over Chittor. In addition to this, many Rajput kings had succumbed to Akbar and accepted submission, which led to the power of Rajputana which also got the Mughals whose pratap fought patiently till the last breath but Rana Uday Singh and Pratap did not accept the leadership of the Mughals. Due to family differences, Rana Uday Singh and Pratap had lost the Fort of Chittor but for both the fort from the fort Are left out Provide protection from outside the people. The entire family and the people go to Udaipur towards Aravali. By their hard work and passion, Pratap enrichs Udaipur and provides protection for the people.
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Pratap was against Rajputana:
Due to the fear of Akbar or the desire to become a king, many Rajputs themselves joined hands with Akbar. And likewise Akbar Rana wanted Uday Singh to take over.
Haldi Ghati War:
This was the biggest battle in history, in which there was a rage between the Mughals and the Rajputs, in which many Rajputs had left Pratap and accepted Akbar's subordination.
In 1576, Raja Man Singh led 5000 soldiers from Akbar and deployed 3,000 troops at Haldighati and played the battle cry of the war. On the other hand, the Afghan kings played Pratap's side, in which Hakim Khan Sur joined Pratap's last breath. This battle of Haldighati lasted for several days. The people of Mewar were sheltered inside the fort. The people and the people of the state started living together. Due to the long war, food shortages started to decrease. Women reduced their food for children and soldiers. All of them cooperated with Pratap in this war. Unaware of their enthusiasm, Akbar did not stop himself from appeasing the enthusiasm of this Rajput. But Pratap lost this war in the absence of food. By adopting Johor tradition on the last day of war, all the Rajput women dedicated themselves to the fire. And others fought with the army to receive Veergati. The most senior officers had sent Pratap's son away from Chittor with Rana Uday Singh, Empress Dheer Baji and Jagmal. A day before the war, he had secretly escaped from the fort, giving the medicine of Nind to Pratap and Ajde. He had to think that Pratap's life must be kept alive for future protection in order to stand back to Rajputana.
When Mughulo got the fort on the fort, he could not find Pratap and the dream of catching Akbar's glory was not completed.
After living in the forest for several days after the war, Pratap with hard work established a new town, which was named Chavand. Akbar tried very hard but he could not suppress Pratap.
Pratap and Ajabade Love Story:
Ajde Samant Namdeo Rao was the daughter of Rama Panwar. It was very calm and relaxed by nature. It was Bijoli's princess. Bijoli was under the control of Chittod. Pratap's mother Jayavanta and Azad's mother were in favor of their children's marriage. That was the custom of child marriage at that time. Azad helped Pratap in making proper decisions in many situations. He was the image of Queen Jaywanta Bai in every way. He also maintained his morale by staying in the midst of the people during the war.
Azad was the first wife of Pratap. Apart from this, they had 11 wives. Pratap had 17 sons and 5 daughters. Amar Singh was the eldest. They were sons of Azad. Amar Singh took control with Maharana Pratap.
Maharana Pratap horse chetak story :
Chetak was Maharana Pratap's most beloved horse. In Chetak, the sensitivity, loyalty and bravery were encroached on the code. It was the Afghan black horse.
Once, Rana Uday Singh, in childhood, called Pratap in Rajmahal and selected one of two horses. One horse was white and the other blue. As soon as Pratap said something, his brother Shakti Singh told Uday Singh he should also have a horse. Shakti Singh used to hate his brother from the beginning.
Pratap liked Neil Afgani horse but he moved towards the white horse and tied the pool of his praises. Seeing them growing strength, Lion quickly rides to go towards the white horse and rides to see his speed. Rana Uday Singh Shakti Singh Give a white horse and get the blue horse Pratap. The name of this blue horse was Chetak, which Pratap was very pleased with.
Chetak has his own place in many of Pratap's heroic stories. Because of the agility of Chetak, Pratap easily won many wars. Pratap used to love his son like a son.
Chetak is injured in the battle of the Haldi valley. At the same time, a large river comes in between, for which Chetak has to span the width of about 21 feet. Chetak decides to distance the pratap by deflecting that distance, but due to being injured, he sacrificed his life after some distance. Chetak takes off from Pratap on June 21, 1576. After this there is a tissue for Chetak in the lifetime of Pratap.
Chetak has his own place in many of Pratap's heroic stories. Because of the agility of Chetak, Pratap easily won many wars. Pratap used to love his son like a son.
Chetak is injured in the battle of the Haldi valley. At the same time, a large river comes in between, for which Chetak has to span the width of about 21 feet. Chetak decides to distance the pratap by deflecting that distance, but due to being injured, he sacrificed his life after some distance. Chetak takes off from Pratap on June 21, 1576. After this there is a tissue for Chetak in the lifetime of Pratap.
Even today, there is Samadhi of Chetak in Rajsamand in Haldighati, which is visible to the devotees like the glory of Pratap.
Maharana Pratap Death Date :
Pratap is injured due to a wild accident. Pratap sacrificed his life on January 29, 1597. By this time he was only 57 years old. Even today, there are festivals in Rajasthan in his memory. On his Samadhi, people pay homage.
Akbar was also influenced by the bravery of Pratap. Akbar saw Pratap and his people in terms of respect. Therefore, during the battle of Haldighati, the soldiers and heroes who received Veergati in their army were given final leave with reverence as per Hindu custom.
After Pratap’s Death:
After Pratap's death, his eldest son, Amar Singh, took over the throne. Due to lack of power, Amar Singh compromised with Akbar's son Jahangir, in which he accepted the leadership of the Mughals, but the terms were kept. In exchange for this dependence, there will be no marital relationship between Mewar and the Mughals. It was also decided that Rana of Mewad would not sit in the Mughal court, Rana's younger brother and son would be included in the Mughal court at their place. Simultaneously, the Rajputs refused to accept the desire of the Mughals to restore the fort of Chittaur, under Mughals, as Mughal could take advantage of this.
In this way, after the death of Maharana Pratap, the agreement between Mewar and Mughals was accepted, but the survivor of Maharana Pratap did not accept this dependence;