Birth Anniversary of Maharana Pratap Singh I

Recently, the Prime Minister and Vice President of India paid tributes to Maharana Pratap I on his 480th birth anniversary.

Pratap Singh I was popularly known as Maharana Pratap. He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II, who is the founder of the city of Udaipur.

Pratap Singh was born on 9 May 1540. He was a king of Mewar, a region in the present-day Rajasthan.

Maharana is famously known for his bravery in the Battle of Haldighati. The battle was fought on 18 June 1576.

It was fought between the forces Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces which was led by Man Singh I of Amber. The Mughals won the battle but failed to capture Pratap, who escaped. Later, Pratap Singh recaptured Udaipur, Gogunda, and Kumbhalgarh when Akbar was concentrating on the northwestern front.