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Pratap Jayanti (Hindi: प्रताप जयंती), also known as Maharana Pratap Jayanti, is a festival and a public holiday in Rajasthan, marking the birth anniversary of the Indian ruler Maharana Pratap. It is usually celebrated on 9 May, [1] but some also celebrate it on 22 May. [2]
Maharana Pratap had a deep love for his horse Chetak and also for an elephant whose name was Ramprasad. [7] [8] Al-Qadir Badayuni says that when Akbar attacked the Kingdom of Mewar, he wanted two things to be captured: Maharana Pratap and Ram Prasad. He says that Ramprasad was a brave and smart elephant of the Mewar army.
Maharana Pratap was born to Udai Singh II of Mewar and Jaiwanta Bai in 1540, the year in which Udai Singh ascended to the throne after defeating Vanvir Singh. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] His younger brothers were Shakti Singh , Vikram Singh and Jagmal Singh.
In 2013, Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha started an agitation and demanded Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, to announce a public holiday on 9 May, the birthday of legendary warrior Maharana Pratap, similar to Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, where 9 May is a public holiday.
Maharana was born on May 9, 1540, in Kumbhalgarh in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan to Maharana Udai Singh II and Maharani Jaivanta Bai Songara. His birth anniversary (Maharana Pratap Jayanti) is celebrated as full-fledged festival every year on the 3rd day of Jyestha Shukla phase.
Ajabde Punwar (lit. ' Beautiful Soul '; c. 1 March 1542 – 20 January 1591), popularly known as Maharani Ajabde Punwar, was the queen of the Kingdom of Mewar.She was the chief consort, first and favourite wife of Maharana Pratap, and the mother of Amar Singh I. [2]
Bhamashah was the Nagar Seth of Chittor. After the costly Battle of Haldighati, Maharana Pratap's financial situation was dire. Bhamashah and his brother Tarachand [7] gave 2,000,000 gold coins and 25,000,000 silver rupees [7] to Maharana Pratap. They attacked Mughal army camps and partially financed Rana from the gained wealth.
The historical significance of the town is that it was the last capital of Mewar under the reign of Maharana Pratap. After the battle of Haldighati, Maharana Pratap captured this area from the Rathors and established his new capital at Chawand in 1585 CE. Maharana Pratap built Chamunda Devi temple here.