![]() On his 480th birth anniversary, let's get to know the legendary ruler a little better, Mahara Pratap was the 13th Rajput king of Mewar, Rajasthan. He passed away, aged 56, He died fighting for his nation, for his people, and most importantly for his honour. In January 1597, he was seriously injured in a hunting accident. ![]() ![]() He fought bravely against overwhelming odds and never succumbed to the Mughals, but neither did he manage to gain the upper hand and regain Chittor. He opposed a few harmony settlements with Akbar, declining to surrender the freedom of his realm. His desire to reclaim Chittor would come to define the rest of his life. Maharana Udai Singh II passed on in 1572, and after a force battle with one of his kin, Pratap Singh turned into the Maharana of Mewar. Maharana Udai Singh II decided to leave Chittor, and relocate west to Gogunda, rather than capitulate to the Mughals. In 1567, Chittor was surrounded by the formidable forces from the Mughal Empire of Emperor Akbar. ![]() As the eldest of 25 sons, Pratap was the Crown Prince. His father was Maharana Udai Singh II, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mewar, with the capital at Chittor. Maharana Pratap was born on May 9th 1540 in Rajasthan.
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