Maharana Pratap

Maharana Pratap
Maharana
Mewari Rana
Portrait of Maharana Pratap by Raja Ravi Varma
13th Rana of Mewar
Reign28 February 1572 – 19 January 1597[1]
Coronation28 February 1572
PredecessorUdai Singh II
SuccessorAmar Singh I
MinistersBhamashah
Jhala Man Singh
Born9 May 1540 (1540-05-09)
Kumbhalgarh, Mewar[1][2]
(present day: Kumbhalgarh Fort, Rajsamand District, Rajasthan, India)
Died19 January 1597(1597-01-19) (aged 56)[1]
Chavand, Mewar[1]
(Present day: Chavand, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India)
ConsortAjabde Bai Punwar
Spouse10[3][4]
  • Phool Bai Rathore
  • Solankhinpur Bai
  • Champa Bai Jhala
  • Jaso Bai Chauhan
  • Alamde Bai Chauhan
  • Asha Bai Khichar
  • Shahmati Bai Hada
  • Ratnawati Bai Parmar
  • Lakhi Bai Solanki
  • Amar Bai Rathore
Issue22 (including Amar Singh I and Bhagwan Das) and 5 daughters[3]
Names
Maharana Pratap Singh Sisodia
DynastySisodias of Mewar
FatherUdai Singh II
MotherJaiwanta Bai Songara
ReligionHinduism

Pratap Singh I (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), popularly known as Maharana Pratap (IPA: [məɦaːˈɾaːɳaː pɾəˈtaːp] ), was a king of Kingdom of Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan. He is notable for leading the Rajput resistance against the expansionist policy of the Mughal Emperor Akbar including the Battle of Haldighati.

  1. ^ a b c d "Rana Pratap Singh – Indian ruler". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ Köpping, Klaus-Peter; Leistle, Bernhard; Rudolph, Michael, eds. (2006). Ritual and Identity: Performative Practices as Effective Transformations of Social Reality. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 286. ISBN 978-3-82588-042-2. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Maharana Pratap Jayanti: Know the Real-life Story of the brave Rajput warrior". News18. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ Nahar 2011, p. 7.

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