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Maharana Pratap Jayanti

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In News

  • The Prime Minister has paid tribute to Maharana Pratap on his Jayanti.  

About Maharana Pratap

  • Maharana Pratap hailed from the Sisodiya clan of Rajputs in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan.
  • He was the 13th King of Mewar and was the eldest son of Maharaja Udai Singh II.
    • Maharana Udai Singh II was the founder of the present Udaipur city and ruled the kingdom of Mewar, with his capital at Chittor.
  • Other facts:
    • According to the Julian calendar, the great Mewar king Maharana Pratap was born on May 9th, 1540 but as per the Proleptic Gregorian calendar, he was born on May 19th, 1540.
    • Maharana Pratap Jayanti is celebrated according to the Hindu calendar.
      • According to the Hindu calendar, the birthdate of Maharana Pratap falls on Tritiya, Jyeshtha, Shukla Paksha, 1597 Vikram Samvat.

Battle of Haldighati

  • It was fought in the year 1576 between Maharana Pratap and Mughal forces led by Raja Man Singh of Amber (general of the Mughal emperor Akbar).
  • Maharana Pratap bravely fought the war but eventually lost it.
  • According to some mythological texts, Chetak, who was Maharana Pratap’s loyal horse, also gave up his life when Maharana Pratap was leaving the battlefield. 

Source: PIB

 
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