Saturday, 30 July 2016

Maharana Pratap Singh- the bravest ruler of the Rajput clan

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:

        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.

        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.

        Pratap’s power was evident from the battle of haldighati in the year 1576.

        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.

        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.

        He fought the battle of haldighati that was started by Akbar to control Maharana Pratap, Singh.
        He took an oath to free chittor of the clutches of the reckless rulers and tried various strategies to make his wish real.

        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.

        He got the title of “Leonidas of Rajasthan” and proved how much he was worthy of such a grand title.
        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.

        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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