MAHARANA PRATAP- THE GREAT WARRIOR:
Birth: Maharana Pratap was born on 9 May, 1540 AD in Kumbhalgarh fort of Rajasthan. Maharana Pratap's birth anniversary is celebrated on the Shukla Paksha Tritiya of Jyestha month every year according to the Vikram Samvat calendar. Know the history of his bravery ...
Family: His father was Maharana Uday Singh and mother Jeevat Kanwar or Jaywant Kanwar. Mewar has its own special place in the Rajputana states in which the pride of history is Bappa Rawal, Khuman I, Maharana Hammir, Maharana Kumbha, Maharana Sanga, Uday Singh and Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap. Is born
Kul Devta: Maharana Pratap was the king of Sisodia dynasty in Udaipur, Mewar. His clan deity is Ekling Mahadev. Aaradhadeva Ekling Mahadev of the Ranaas of Mewar has great importance in the history of Mewar. The temple of Ekling Mahadev is located in Udaipur.
The Sultanate of Delhi: During the era of Pratap, Delhi was ruled by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, who wanted to hoist the Islamic dominion throughout India by establishing the Mughal Empire under all the kings and emperors of India. Despite 30 years of continuous effort, Maharana Pratap did not accept Akbar's suzerainty, for which he left this world.
Maharana's Pledge: Maharana Pratap vowed to Lord Eklingji that for the whole of his life, only Turks will come out of Akbar for Akbar and they will never accept Akbar as their emperor.
The power of Maharana Pratap and his horse: Maharana Pratap had his favorite horse 'Chetak'. The horse that Maharana Pratap used to sit on was one of the best horses in the world. It is said that Maharana Pratap wore 72 kg of armor and then kept a 81 kg spear in his hand. The weight of the spear, armor and shield-sword was 208 kg in total. Rana used to land in the battlefield with a weight of 208 kg. Think what his strength would have been then.
Akbar's invasion of Mewar: Akbar made several attempts to conquer Mewar. Akbar started a military campaign against Pratap, making Ajmer his center. Maharana Pratap clashed with the army of Emperor Akbar of the Mughals for many years. Pratap's bravery was such that even his enemies were convinced of his fighting skills. Generosity was such that the captured Mughal Begums of others were respectfully sent back to them.
When Akbar failed to bow down to Maharana Pratap, he intended to force Mansingh, nephew of Maharaja Bhagwandas of Amer (whose aunt was married to a foreigner like Jodha Bai Akbar) to accept subjugation of the rulers of Dungarpur and Udaipur with a huge army. Sent along. The state of Dungarpur could not resist much in front of Mansingh's army.
After this Mansingh reached Udaipur to convince Maharana Pratap. Mansingh advises him to accept Akbar's subjugation, but Pratap resolutely declares to maintain his independence and declares to face it in battle. The emperor took an empty hand from Mansingh to Udaipur as a decisive defeat and sent his vast Mughalia army under the leadership of Mansingh and Asaf Khan to attack Mewar. Finally, on May 30, 1576, on Wednesday morning, a fierce battle broke out in the turmeric valley plain.
A large army of Mughals swarmed towards Mewar-land like locust contingents. It also had tremendous artillery with Mughal, Rajput and Pathan warriors. Shahzada Salim (Jahangir) along with Akbar's famous generals Mahavat Khan, Asaf Khan, Mansingh were also operating the Mughalwahini, which historians number from 80 thousand to 1 lakh.
In this war, Pratap cut the teeth of the Mughal army with unprecedented valor and courage and killed hundreds of Akbar's soldiers. Jala Sardar Mansingh took his crown and parasol on his head in a difficult situation. The Mughals considered him to be great and they ran after him. Thus he gave Rana an opportunity to leave the battlefield. Akbar got very angry due to this failure.
At the same time, Akbar himself reached the area with his military force on the pretext of hunting in Vikram Samvat 1633 and suddenly attacked Maharana Pratap. Pratap understood the prevailing conditions and limited resources and established himself in the mountainous regions and discouraged the enemy army through small and guerrilla warfare. The king thought it prudent to foresee the situation.
In a one-time war, Maharana Pratap introduced his religion and once in the battle, when the commander of the royal commander Mirza Khan surrendered, he was accompanied by royal women. Maharana Pratap respectfully sent them to Mirza Khan, securing the honor of all of them.
War with Jahangir: Later, in the battle of Haldi valley, Maharana Pratap faced an army of 80 thousand of the Mughal Sardar King Mansingh with about 20 thousand Rajputs. In this, Akbar sent his son Salim (Jahangir) to battle. Jahangir too had to eat his mouth and he too left the battlefield and ran away. Later Salim gathered his army and again attacked Maharana Pratap and this time a fierce war took place. Chetak, the beloved horse of Maharana Pratap, was injured in this battle.
The Rajputs bravely fought the Mughals, but the entire battle was unfruitful in the face of a vast army of enemies equipped with field cannons and gunmen.Pratap's exile: Maharana Pratap's time spent in the hills and forests after the battle of Haldi valley. Through his guerrilla warfare policy, he defeated Akbar many times. Maharana Pratap left Chittor and started living in the jungles. The Queen, Sukumar Rajkumari and Kumar were somehow forced to live on the grass loaves and the water of the forest pools. The Aravalli caves were now their abode and the rock was Shaya. Maharana Pratap was now beginning to worry about his family and small children.
The Mughals wanted Maharana Pratap to somehow accept the subjection of Akbar and adopt the 'Din-i-Ilahi' religion. For this, he also sent many temptation messages to Maharana Pratap, but Maharana Pratap remained firm on his determination. That emperor of Pratap Rajput, the pride of Hindutva - the sun stood firm in this crisis, renunciation, tenacity.
Many younger kings requested Maharana Pratap to remain in his kingdom but Maharana Pratap pledged to stay in the jungles until Mewar was free, to save the Mewar land from Mughal suzerainty.
Help of Bhamashah: Later the pride of Mewar, Bhamashah placed all his wealth at the feet of Maharana. Bhamashah provided 20 lakh Ashrafiya and 25 lakh rupees to Maharana. The Maharana rejoined the military organization with this abundant wealth. Encouraged by this unique help, Maharana reorganized his military force and there was a revival of new life in his army. Maharana again established his hold on Kumbhalgarh and continued his attack on the police stations and bases established by the royal forces.
Akbar's army looted: Mughal emperor Akbar sent another huge army to Mewar in Vikram Samvat 1635 under the leadership of Shahbaz Khan. Maharana Pratap continued to compete with the huge army and protected himself by taking refuge in the mountainous regions in the end. Re-captured Chawand. Shahbaz Khan finally returned empty-handed to Akbar in Punjab.
Except Chittor, Maharana redeemed all his fortifications from the enemy. He made Udaipur his capital. Owing to the diminishing influence of the disenchanted Mughalia army and his self-power, Maharana re-established his kingdom over Chittorgarh and Mandalgarh, as well as the whole of Mewar.
After this, the Mughals challenged Maharana Pratap several times but the Mughals had to face it. Finally, Maharana Pratap died on 19 January 1597 in Chawand due to injuries sustained during war and hunting. Even after 30 years of struggle and war, Akbar could neither take Maharana Pratap captive nor bow down. Great is one who does not make any kind of compromise and continues to struggle to protect his country, caste, religion and culture. Such people are always alive in the hearts of people.
Comments
Post a Comment