THE GREAT RAJPUT KING MAHARANA PRATAP.............

MAHARANA PRATAP

Maharana Pratap was a great Raj put King.The Raj puts are a brave and a chivalrous race,who were feudal kings in ancient India before the Mughals came.Akbar wanted to control the whole of India and used a Mix of tolerance,generosity and force to overcome the Raj put Kings.One of the most gallant Raj put Kings who resisted the Mughals,was Rana Pra tap.
Rana pratap led the Rajputs against the army of Akbar to preserve the independence of Mewar. Rana pratap not only had to face the mighty Mughals,but also had to fight against other Rajput Kings(Raja Toder Mal and Raja Man Singh)who aligned with the Mughals.
In the Battle of Haldighati(1576) fought between Maharana pratap and the Mughals;the Rajputs were not  able to overcome the combined strength of the Mughals and the renegade Rajput princes.Maharana pratap was badly hurt in the battle and was saved by his wise horse, Chetak. who took in an unconscious state away from the battle scene.Later,he gathered the Bhil tribals and formed an army to fight the Mughals.But his attempts to liberate Chittaur remained unfulfilled Rana pratap died in 1597.

Though Maharana Pratap was not able to thwart the Muslims successfully, the saga of Rajput resistance to Mughal rule continued.And finally around the 17 th century,the baton of the struggle for Indian Independence from Mughals was taken up by the upcoming power of the Marathas,who brought about an end to Mughal domination of India.