| Maharana Pratap | |||||
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| Maharana Mewari Rana | |||||
 Portrait of Maharana Pratap by Raja Ravi Varma | |||||
 13th Rana of Mewar | |||||
| Reign | 28 February 1572 – 19 January 1597[1] | ||||
| Coronation | 28 February 1572 | ||||
| Predecessor | Udai Singh II | ||||
| Successor | Amar Singh I | ||||
| Ministers | Bhamashah Jhala Man Singh | ||||
| Born | 9 May 1540 Kumbhalgarh, Kingdom of Mewar[1][2] (present day: Kumbhalgarh Fort, Rajsamand District, Rajasthan, India) | ||||
| Died | 19 January 1597 (aged 56)[1] Chavand, Kingdom of Mewar[1] (Present day: Chavand, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India) | ||||
| Consort | Ajabde Bai Panwar | ||||
| Spouse | 10[3][4]
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| Issue | 22 (including Amar Singh I and Bhagwan Das) and 5 daughters[3] | ||||
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| Dynasty | Sisodias of Mewar | ||||
| Father | Udai Singh II | ||||
| Mother | Jaiwanta Bai Songara | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
| Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar II (1326–1971) |
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Pratap Singh I (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), popularly known as Maharana Pratap (IPA: [məɦaːˈɾaːɳaː pɾəˈtaːp] ), was king of the Kingdom of Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan, from 1572 until his death in 1597. He is notable for leading the Rajput resistance against the expansionist policy of the Mughal Emperor Akbar including the Battle of Haldighati and the Battle of Dewair.
- ^ a b c d "Rana Pratap Singh – Indian ruler". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Köpping, Klaus-Peter; Leistle, Bernhard; Rudolph, Michael, eds. (2006). Ritual and Identity: Performative Practices as Effective Transformations of Social Reality. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 286. ISBN 978-3-82588-042-2. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Maharana Pratap Jayanti: Know the Real-life Story of the brave Rajput warrior". News18. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Nahar 2011, p. 7.