Question

Rajput king Rana Pratap is associated with?
a. Battle of Khanwa
b. Battle of Haldighati
c. Battle of Thanesar
d. Battle of Wandiwash

Answer 1

Hint:
Maharana Pratap Singh was born in the royal family of Mewar in 1545. His father, Udai Singh II was the ruler of Mewar dynasty and also the founder of the city Udaipur in Rajasthan state of India. Rana Pratap Singh was the thirteenth king of Mewar and was also known as “Mewari Rana”.

Complete step by step solution:
Maharana Pratap Singh’s father, Udai Singh II died fighting the battle with the Mughal Emperor Akbar leaving his dynasty in the hands of his three sons. His wife, Rani Dheer Bai, after his death in 1572, wanted her son Jagmal Singh to rule Mewar and become 13th king but the senior members of court agreed with Rana Pratap to be their king and the decision prevailed. This led Jagmal to swear revenge against Rana Pratap Singh and later he joined the army of Akbar and left for Ajmer.

After Maharana Pratap Singh was crowned to be the king of Mewar, the Mughal Emperor Akbar sent many delegates who offered the king to submit to Akbar like many other Rajput leaders in the region but Maharana refused to this alliance and since then the two of them had fought many wars till the death of Maharana Pratap Singh in 1597 against his protection for the kingdom of Mewar from Akbar.

The Battle of Haldighati was fought on 18th June 1576 between Maharana Pratap Singh and the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Shakti Singh, brother of Pratap Singh, betrayed his people and gave away the secret passage to Mughals. Also, the commanders of Mughal army gathered almost half of the Mughal military force to defeat Rana Pratap Singh and this war was held at the mountain pass of Haldighati near Udaipur. Maharana Pratap Singh, after the death of his horse, Chetak, escaped from there which led to his winning the war. Rana Pratap Singh never submitted him to Akbar and this led to numerous wars between them and Maharana was known to hold resistance towards Mughals all long his life and later he was considered to be the hero who fought bravely against Mughal Empire.


Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
Mughal Empire successfully gathered around 5000-10,000 men during the battle of Haldighati and even after outnumbering the army of Maharana Pratap Singh, they couldn’t stop the wounded king of Mewar from escaping the field of battle and living another day of life.