Mewar was a connecting link between the territories of Akbar and the trading territories in Gujarat. Emperor Akbar desired to expand his empire all over India but failed in his pursuit as he could not conquer Mewar, one of the most important states of Rajput kingdom. The Maharana of Mewar denied any kind of submission to the Mughal Empire. With his a few faithful followers, his warhorse Chetak, strong and sturdy Bills, and in the later period of his life, his generous minister Bhama Shah, he could turn the tide in his favor and pushed back a colossal army of the Mughals. But Pratap disdained this sort of life and preferred that of hardships and hazards. There was a dearth of both men and money and safer courses for Pratap would have been to succumb to the foreign rule and live in peace and plenty. In the last sack of Chittorgarh, many Rajput warriors had been killed and the fertile plains of Mewar had been devastated or seized. His two brothers had already joined the Mughals and most of the Rajput rajas had fallen in line with the prince of Amber. His path was beset with thorns and he had to undergo many obstacles and tribulations. Pratap, for a long period of 25 years, maintained the independence of his country, single-minded. The chiefs of Mewar proclaimed Maharana Pratap as the ruler of Mewar at 1572 A.D. Jagmal, smitten with the insult and having no supporters left to the court of Akbar, who was fascinated at the this rift in the House of Mewar, gave him audience and bestowed on him the district of Jahajpur as his Jagir. Īfter a few days, the usual coronation ceremony was performed at Kumbhalgarh, which was witnessed by all chiefs of Mewar and Rao Chandrasen of Marwar. Girding Kunwar Pratap with the sword (the privilege of his house), Rawat Krishna Das thrice touching the ground, hailed Kunwar Pratap as the Maharana of Mewar - Maharana Pratap Singh of Mewar. Each of them took an arm of Jagmal and with gentle violence removed him to a seat in front of the cushion remarking - "You have made a mistake, Maharaj that place belongs to your brother". Rawat Krishna Das pledged his support to Kunwar Pratap, and he along with Raja Ram Shah, the erstwhile prince of Gwalior proceeded forthwith to where Jagmal had beseated himself on the 'gaddi' amidst some of the nobles of the realm. It is important to note that although this decision of Mewar Nath Maharana Udai Singh was against the conventions of the Mewar family, Kunwar Pratap did not show any type of displeasure towards his late father and his decision, and respected it as an obedient son. When this became known at the funeral of the deceased Maharana, Jaiwanta Bai's brother and Kunwar Pratap's uncle - Sonigara Man Singh of Pali, desirous of seeing his sister's son have his just and lawful right, beeseeched Rawat Krishna Das of Saloombar, the scion of Choonda, to intervene in the matter and prevent the perpetration of this injustice and the consequent ruin of Mewar, which was inevitable if internecine disaffection further caused its already diminished state to deteriorate.
Pratap was to rightfully ascend the throne at Gogunda on February 28, 1572.īut Maharana Udai Singh, in influence of of his favorite queen, Rani Bhatiyani, disregarding completely the well-established rule of primogeniture, had, with his last breath, proclaimed his son with Bhatiyani - Jagmal, as his successor to the throne of Mewar. Maharana Udai Singh passed away in the February of 1572.
Kunwar Pratap Singh was the eldest son and the rightful heir to succeed to the throne and become the 54th custodian of the House of Mewar (the Maharanas of Mewar aren't rulers, but custodians who rule on behalf of Shri Eklingji) upon the death of his father, Maharana Udai Singh II. He was destined to be the 54th custodian of Mewar, carrying forward the royal lineage of the brave Sisodiya Rajputs. Kunwar Pratap was the eldest among the twenty-five sons of Udai Singh and hence was given the title of Baojiraj or the Crown Prince. Maharana Udai Singh II ruled the kingdom of Mewar, with his capital at Chittorgarh. Maharana Pratap was born on 9th May 1540 to Maharana Udai Singh II and Maharani Jaiwanta Bai in Kumbhalgarh, Rajputana. The Maharana's struggle for freedom and his devotion to protect his motherland continues to inspire millions. He was the 54th Maharana or the custodian of the House of Mewar, a chivalrous Hindu state in the region of Rajputana. An utmost patriot, he fought and resisted against Islamist expansion over Indian territory during the times of the Mughal invader Akbar with chivalry of the highest order. Vir Shiromani Maharana Pratap is among the greatest warriors of Bharatvarsha.
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