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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 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.
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.
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap (transl. Brave Son of India – Maharana Pratap) is an Indian historical fiction series produced by Contiloe Entertainment. It is based on the life of Maharana Pratap, a sixteenth century ruler of Mewar kingdom. It starred Sharad Malhotra, Rachana Parulkar, Faisal Khan and Roshni Walia. [1]
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.
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.
He is the grandson of Bhagwat Singh of Mewar, the last Maharana of Mewar [6] and also a great descendant of Rajput warrior Maharana Pratap born in the house of Sisodia. [19] [20] His father Mahendra and his uncle Arvind both are claiming to being the next i.e. 76th custodian (Maharana) of the House of Mewar. The matter is currently sub judice. [16]
On his deathbed, Udai Singh II named Jagmal Singh as the next Maharana. Jagmal was to be crowned as Maharana of Udaipur in 1572; however, the nobles of the court instead crowned Maharana Pratap. [3] [4] [5] Jagmal left Mewar and went into the service of the Mughal Subedar in Ajmer, who gave him shelter.