Maharana
Pratap, is a name with bravery and determination remembering to begin with. His
name is engraved with gold among the list of valiant kings who protected the
Nation, Dharma, Culture and Freedom of this country by sacrificing his life.
Maharana Pratap was born on 9th May 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. His
father was Maharana Udai Singh II and his mother was Rani Jeevant
Kanwar. Maharana Udai Singh II ruled the kingdom of Mewar, with his capital at
Chittor. Maharana Pratap was the eldest of twenty-five sons and hence given the
title of Crown Prince. He was destined to be the 54th ruler of Mewar, in the
line of the Sisodiya Rajputs.
During
Maharana Pratap Singh’s time, Akbar was the Mughal Ruler in Delhi. His policy
was to make use of the strength of Hindu kings to bring other Hindu Kings under his control.
When Pratap succeeded his father to the throne, his brother Jagmal Singh, who
was nominated as the Crown Prince by Udai Singh swore revenge and joined the
Mughal army. The Mughal king Akbar rewarded him with the town of Jahazpur for
the help he rendered.
When the
Rajputs left Chittor, Mughals took control of the place, but their attempts to
annex the kingdom of Mewar remained unsuccessful. A number of envoys were sent
by Akbar tried to negotiate with Pratap to strike an alliance, but that did not
work. Six diplomatic missions were sent by Akbar in 1573 but were turned down
by Maharana Pratap. The last of these missions was lead by Akbar’s
brother-in-law Raja Man Singh. When the efforts of signing a peace treaty
failed, Akbar made up his mind to face the mighty Mughal army.
On June
18, 1576, the Rajput army stood face-to-face with the Mughal army at
Haldighati. Maharana Pratap’s army of 22,000 soldiers met 2,00,000 soldiers of
Akbar at Haldighat. Maharana Pratap and his soldiers exhibited great valour in
this battle although he had to retreat but Akbar’s army was not successful in
completely defeating Rana Pratap. Maharana Pratap and his faithful
horse named ‘Chetak’ also became immortal in this battle. ‘Chetak’ was
seriously injured in the battle of Haldighat but to save his master’s life, it
jumped over a big canal. As soon as the canal was crossed, ‘Chetak’ fell down
and died thus it saved Rana Pratap, risking its own life. The strong Maharana
cried like a child over the death of his faithful horse. Later he constructed a
beautiful garden at the place where Chetak had breathed its last. Then Akbar
himself attacked Maharana Pratap but even after 6 months of fighting the
battle, Akbar could not defeat Maharana Pratap and went back to Delhi.
Maharana
Pratap was lying on the bed made of grass even when he was dying as his oath of
freeing Chittod was not still fulfilled. At the last moment, he took his son
Amar Singh’s hand and handed over the responsibility of freeing Chittod to his
son and died in peace.
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