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Pratap Singh
Sign in to saveAlso known as Queen of Mewar, Pratap Singh of Mewar, Chief consort, Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap, Pratap Singh Sisodia, Rana Pratap Singh, Hindua Suraj
16th century ruler of Mewar, India
Key facts
- Reign
- 28 February 1572 – 19 January 1597
- Coronation
- 28 February 1572
- Predecessor
- Udai Singh II
- Successor
- Amar Singh I
- Ministers
- Bhamashah , Jhala Man Singh
- Born
- 18 May 1540 ( 1540-05-18 ) , Kumbhalgarh , Kingdom of Mewar , (present day: Kumbhalgarh Fort , Rajsamand District , Rajasthan , India )
- Died
- 19 January 1597 (1597-01-19) (aged 56) , Chavand , Kingdom of Mewar , (Present day: Chavand, Udaipur District , Rajasthan, India)
- Consort
- Ajabde
- Spouse
- 10 Phool Bai Rathore Solankhinpur Bai Champa Bai Jhala Jaso Bai Chauhan Alamde Bai Chauhan Asha Bai Khichar Shahmati Bai Hada Ratnawati Bai Parmar Lakhi Bai Solanki Amar Bai Rathore
- Issue
- 22 (including Amar Singh I and Bhagwan Das) and 5 daughters
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maharana
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mewar
- Place of birth
- Kumbhalgarh
- Child
- Amar Singh I
- Father
- Udai Singh II
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- monarch
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Native language
- Gujarati
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Family
- Sisodia
- Conflict
- Battle of Haldighati
- Image
- RajaRaviVarma MaharanaPratap.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- replaced by
- Amar Singh I
- replaces
- Udai Singh II
- Commons category
- Maharana Pratap Singh of Mewar
- date of birth
- 1545-00-00
- date of death
- 1597-01-19
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- महाराणा
- birth name
- प्रताप सिंह
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastySisodia FatherUdai Singh II MotherJaiwanta Bai Songara ReligionHinduism
Pratap Singh I (18 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.
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