Chitra Katha

Maharana PratapPride of Mewar

On 18 June 1576 at Haldighati he charged Man Singh’s Mughal army, and never accepted Akbar’s overlordship; in 1582 at Dewair he began winning back Mewar.

1540–1597 CE; reigned 1572–1597

The full life

1Born at Kumbhalgarh on 9 May 1540.

2Akbar sent four embassies to him in 1572–73.Maharana Pratap · The Mughal army

3Battle of Haldighati: 18 June 1576; Badauni was an eyewitness.Maharana Pratap · The Mughal army

4He won the battle of Dewair in 1582.Maharana Pratap · The Mughal army

5He died at Chavand on 19 January 1597.Maharana Pratap

Sources for these facts

Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh (Abd al-Qadir Badauni)
Akbarnama (Abul Fazl)
Vir Vinod (Kaviraja Shyamaldas)

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