Maharana Pratap Jayanti

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 13^th 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 19^th, 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