Maharana Pratap Singh is known among the strongest warriors
India has had in history. He was the Mewar ruler who ruled north western areas
of India. He belonged to sisodian Rajput clan and is most famous mewar ruler of
all times. His successor was his son, who was named Amar Singh I. There are
many things about this ruler that are not known and some of them are:
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Maharana Pratap was strong and one of the
toughest fighters. He could carry two swords and wore armor that weighted a
lot. He was greatly built and stood at seven feet and five inches.
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During his rule, many Rajput dynasties that
ruled in India had surrendered to Mughal ruler Akbar. But he did not surrender
his empire to him and ultimately Akbar had to send diplomats to make a peaceful
alliance with Maharana Pratap.
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Pratap’s power was evident from the battle of
haldighati in the year 1576.
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Among main qualities of this ruler the great
ones include: virtuousness and self-respect and this can be seen in his style
of ruling and the way he restrained from surrendering.
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Maharana Pratap was of tough nature and did not
give up easily. His brothers surrendered to Akbar, but he did not. Since he
wanted to free India from the foreign and Mughal rulers.
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He fought the battle of haldighati that was
started by Akbar to control Maharana Pratap, Singh.
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He took an oath to free chittor of the clutches
of the reckless rulers and tried various strategies to make his wish real.
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This ruler spent lots of time to perfect war
skills and made many techniques that were used by the army to fight with
opposite army. The guerilla warfare was the most famous war skill used by
Maharana Pratap Singh to harass the rivals by hiding in bushes.
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He got the title of “Leonidas of Rajasthan” and
proved how much he was worthy of such a grand title.
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He carried war efforts to unimaginable levels
and all the parts of his empire showcased some kind of brilliant victory, and
the defeat of the other army.
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Due to his efforts to make India free from the
life taking clutches of different Mughal and foreign rulers, Maharana Pratap
Singh was considered the first freedom fighter.
He did many great activities during his ruling time and left
lots of techniques and policies of ruling for the successors of mewar clan and
died from the injury he had when he was hunting at the age of fifty-seven.
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