MAHARANA PRATAP - African Storybook
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MAHARANA PRATAP
AuthorAuthor -- Ansh PancholiIllustrIllustrationation -- Ansh Pancholi
LanguageLanguage -- EnglishLeLevelvel -- First paragraphs
© African Storybook Initiative 2022Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0SourSourcece www.africanstorybook.org
MAHARANA PRATAPAnsh PancholiAnsh Pancholi
English
IT WAS BORN IN 9 MAY 1540KUMBHALGARH MEWARRAJSAMAND DISTRICTRAJASTHAN , INDIA
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HIS FATHER NAME UDAI SINGHHIS MOTHER NAME MAHARANIJAIWANTA BAIHE WAS AS "MEWARIRANA"notable for his militaryresistance against theexpansionism of the MughalEmpire and is known for hisparticipation in the Battle ofHaldighati 1576 C
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Maharana Pratap of Mewar, a16th-century Rajput ruler firmlyresisted the Mughals.
The Battle of Haldighati was abattle fought on 18 June 1576between cavalry and archerssupporting the Rana of Mewar,Maharana Pratap, and theMughal emperor Akbar's forces,led by Man Singh I of Amber
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Khamnor (Haldighati),Rajsamand district, Rajasthan(near Nathdwara)Badayuni who was present in thebattle says that 500 men werekilled from both sides, of which120 were Muslims.
Chandrasen Rathore of Marwar,he defended his kingdom fornearly two decades againstrelentless attacks from theMughal Empire.
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Maldev Rathore fought as ayoung prince in the Battle ofBayana and Battle of Khanwawith Rana Sanga. He was aRathore king of Marwar. Frishtacalls him the most capable kingof India.
Prithviraj Chauhan, a twelfthcentury ruler of Delhi and Ajmerwho unified several Rajput clansand repelled a Ghorid invasion ofIndia in 1191.
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Rana Kumbha was the vanguardof the fifteenth century Rajputresurgence. He expanded hiskingdom at the expense of theSultans of Malwa and Gujarat.He founded the fort ofKumbhalgarh and built a numberof forts.
Rana Sanga, a sixteenth centuryking of Chittor who defeatedseveral Muslim kingdom ofNorth-Western India and turnedtraditional state of Mewar intothe greatest power of NorthernIndia.
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