He was married to Ajabde Punwar of Bijolia and he had married 10 other women and was survived by 17 sons and 5 daughters including Amar Singh I. Pratap also had 2 stepsisters: Chand Kanwar and Man Kanwar. His younger brothers were Shakti Singh, Vikram Singh and Jagmal Singh.
The Fourteen Kalis of Samvartamandala.Swami Laxmanjoo explains, the finest and highest.Malik Ambar, the Deccani general, and by Shivaji Maharaj Pratap's methods of sporadic warfare was later elaborated further by Pratap's defiance of the mighty Mughal empire, almost alone and unaidedīy the other Rajput states, constitute a glorious saga of Rajput valourĪnd the spirit of self sacrifice for cherished principles. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Amar Singh I. Reportedly, Pratap died of injuries sustained in a hunting accident at Chavand on 19 January 1597, aged 56. During this period, heĪlso built a new capital, Chavand, near modern Dungarpu. Mewar including Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur and Gogunda. Taking advantage of the situation, Pratap recovered Western No major Mughal expedition was sent to Mewar during this In 1585, Akbar moved to LahoreĪnd remained there for the next twelve years watching the situation in Of Dewair was a crowning glory for Maharana Pratap, with James Tod describing it as the "Marathon of Mewar". After thisĭefeat, Akbar stopped his military campaigns against Mewar. Liquidation of all 36 Mughal military outposts in Mewar.
Occupied the Mughal post at Dewair (or Dawer). Mughal pressure on Mewar relaxed after 1579 following rebellions in Bengal and Bihar and Mirza Hakim's Unable to capture Maharana Pratap, or any of his close family members inĪs soon as the empire's focus shifted north-west, Pratap and his armyĬame out of hiding and recaptured the western regions of his dominion. Haldighati was a futile victory for the Mughals, as they were More than six hours, Maharana found himself wounded and the day lost. The Mughals were led by Man Singh of Amber, who commanded anĪrmy numbering around 5000-10,000 men. Maharana Pratap fielded a force of around 3000 cavalry and 400 BhilĪrchers. The site of the battle was a narrow mountain pass at Haldighati near Gogunda, modern day Rajsamand in Rajasthan. The Mughals were victorious and inflicted significant casualties among the Mewaris but failed to capture Maharana. The Battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between Maharana Pratap and Akbar's forces led by Man Singh I of Amer. When the Rana refused to personally submit to Pratap Singh was crowned king (Rana) in 1572, Akbar sent a number ofĮnvoys entreating the Rana to become a vassal like many other Rajput Was intent on securing a stable route to Gujarat through Mewar when However, the rest of the wooded and hilly kingdom was still under the control of the Rana. The bloody Siege of Chittorgarh in 1568 had led to the loss of the fertile eastern belt of Mewar to the Mughals. (Present day:Chavand, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India) (Present day:Kumbhal Fort, Rajsamand District, Rajasthan, India) Pratap Singh I in a painting by Raja Ravi Varma