He had to wander from one hill to another with his family. All the forts had gone out of their hands. During this period he had to face difficulties and odd circumstances.
Gradually, Rana Pratap freed the entire state of Mewar from the authority of the Mughals except Chittor, Ajmer and Mandalgarh.įor more than 20 years, Rana Pratap fought with the Mughals. Rana Pratap changed his war policy according to the time and circumstances and caused heavy losses to the Mughal army by stopping the traffic of the enemy army and adopting the policy of guerrilla warfare.ĭue to this the legs of the Mughal army started to crumble. This did not end the conflict between Akbar and Rana, but the beginning of a long struggle. The Battle of Haldi Ghati is a famous event in Indian history. The horse Chetak gave up his life only after bringing the injured Rana out of the battlefield safely and Shakti Singh repented of his earlier conduct by helping Rana in the time of crisis. He himself wore the crown of Rana, due to which the enemy started attacking Jhala considering him as Rana Pratap. Sardar Jhala sacrificed himself to save Rana Pratap. Sardar Jhala, Rana’s favorite horse Chetak and Anuj Shakti Singh got special fame from this incident. The Mughal army suffered heavy losses due to Rana’s destructive attack, but the injured Rana had to withdraw from the battlefield due to the pressure of the huge Mughal military power. In the Battle of Haldighati, the Mughal army had to chew gram. In such an odd situation, Maharana did not give up courage and along with his small army, took a front in Haldighati. Not only this, Rana’s Anuj Shakti Singh also joined the war on behalf of the Mughal army. Akbar had made such a diplomatic strategy against Rana Pratap that he had to fight with the Mughal army as well as the Rajput army led by Man Singh. It was natural to have a conflict between Akbar’s desire to expand the empire and Rana Pratap’s determination to protect his independence.
The difficult task of protecting Mewar’s independence and traditional honor from the aggressive Mughal army, full of strength and resources, was waiting for Pratap’s courage.
Rana Udai Singh established a new capital named Udaipur.Īt the time of becoming the ruler of Pratap in 1572, the state was facing a very difficult situation. In the war with Rana Udai Singh, Akbar captured a large part of the state including Chittor, the capital of Mewar. At that time Mewar was ruled by Rana Udai Singh. After subjugating many small states, he fought on the kingdom of Mewar. He wanted to expand his empire over the whole of India. The Mughal emperor Akbar was an ambitious ruler. The personality of Rana Pratap has become a symbol of such unbeatable virility and indomitable courage that as soon as his name comes, the feelings of self-respect, freedom-love and love for the country are awakened in the mind. He got the values of pride, respect, self-respect and freedom in his ancestral form. Maharana Pratap was born on in Udaipur city of Rajasthan.
For this reason, the name of Maharana Pratap is still immortal in the history of our country as a great patriot. He put his life at stake for the ideals, values of life and freedom. The great man whom the countrymen always remember as the protector of freedom, sacrifice, constant struggle and freedom, his name is ‘Maharana Pratap’.