Maharana Pratap

Pratap Singh I (Hindi pronunciation: [Mahārāṇā pratāp] ⓘ; c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was a king of Mewar, a region in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan. He is notable for leading the Rajput resistance against the expansionist policy of the Mughal Emperor Akbar including the Battle of Haldighati and Battle of Dewair which have turned him into a folk hero.

For other people named Pratap Singh, see Pratap Singh (disambiguation).

Maharana Pratap
Maharana
Mewari Rana
Portrait of Maharana Pratap by Raja Ravi Varma
13th Rana of Mewar
Reign28 February 1572 – 19 January 1597
Coronation28 February 1572
PredecessorUdai Singh II
SuccessorAmar Singh I
MinistersBhamashah
Jhala Man Singh
Born9 May 1540 (1540-05-09)
Kumbhalgarh, Mewar
(present day: Kumbhalgarh Fort, Rajsamand District, Rajasthan, India)
Died19 January 1597(1597-01-19) (aged 56)
Chavand, Mewar
(Present day:Chavand, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India)
Spouse11 including:
  • Ajabde Bai Punwar
  • Phool Bai Rathore
  • Jaso Bai Chauhan
  • Alamde Bai Chauhan
  • Champa Bai Jhati
  • Khichar Asha Bai
  • Solankhinipur Bai Lakhi
  • Shahmati Bai Hada
  • Ratnawati Bai Parmar
Issue22 (including Amar Singh I and Bhagwan Das) and 5 daughters
Names
Maharana Pratap Singh Sisodia
DynastySisodias of Mewar
FatherUdai Singh II
MotherJaivanta Bai Songara (Chauhan) of Jalore
ReligionHinduism
Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar II
(1326–1971)
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