mewar history: maharana pratap Flashcards

1
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time period of rule of maharana pratap

A

1572 to 97

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2
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father of maharana pratap

A

udai singh

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3
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mother of pratap

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jaiventa bai songara, daughter of akhairaj songara

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4
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birthdate of pratap

A

9 may 1540. jaishth s3, 1597

(trick for hindu calender conversion: +57 years)

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5
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queen of maharana pratap

A

ajab de panwar

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6
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childhood name of pratap

A

kika

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7
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how long was the rule of pratap

A

25 years

1572 to 1597

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8
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which feudal lords had the coronation rights for mewar ranas?

A

of salumbar

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9
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who was the feudal lord of salumbar who coronated pratap

A

krishna das chundawat

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10
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where and when was the first coronation of pratap

A

gogunda on holi 28 feb 1572

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11
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why did the coronation in gogunda take place instead of kumbhalgarh

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because during cremation of uday singh, it was suggested that pratap deserved to be king instead of jagmal

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12
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where was a systematic coronation of pratap done

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in kumbhalgarh

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13
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which ruler joined the coronation of pratap

A

marwar’s chandra sen

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14
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who were the messengers sent by akbar to pratap and when

A

jalal khan korchi in 1572
maan singh of amer in june 1573
his father bhagwant das in sep 1573
todermal, the finance minister of akbar in dec 1573

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15
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how did pratap react when akbar sent maan singh in june 1573

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as he was the prince of amer, pratap sent his son, prince amar singh

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16
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who was todarmal

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finance minister of akbar sent to pratap in dec 1573 as last messenger to try and make a treaty

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17
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when was the battle of haldighati

A

18 june 1576

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18
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who fought in batlle of haldighati

A

akbar vs pratap

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19
Q

where did the army of akbar stay for battle

A

molela

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20
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where did the army of pratap stay for battle

A

losing

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21
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where is haldighati

A

rajsamand

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22
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who were the commanders of akbar

A

maan singh and aasaf khan

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23
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why was commander position for maan singh important to him

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because this was the first time he had an independent command

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24
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who were the commanders of pratap

A

ramshah tomar
krishna das chundawat
hakim khan sur
punja bhil

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25
Q

from where was ramshah tomar who commanded haldighati with pratap

A

gwalior

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26
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who was the leader of afgan army in pratap’s battle army

A

hakim khan sur

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27
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who led the bhil army in haldighati

A

punja bhil

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28
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how big were pratap and akbar’s armies in haldighati

A

pratap had around 3000 soldiers, akbar: 5000

akbar had a bigger army

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29
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between which hills is haldighati located

A

gogunda and khamnor

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30
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which soldier passed a false information about arrival of akbar

A

mihtar khan

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31
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why did mihtar khan pass a false info about arrival of akbar

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because maan singh’s soldiers started to flee after the first attack of pratap

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32
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why did pratap move out of the battle field

A

injury to chetak

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33
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where is the cenotaph of chetak

A

in baleecha

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34
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which elephant of akbar injure chetak

A

mardana

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35
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who’s elephant was mardana who injured chetak

A

maan singh

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36
Q

who led the battle after pratap returned from the battlefield

A

jhala maan aka bhida

37
Q

how did akbar punish his commanders of haldighati after they failed to defeat pratap

A

akbar banned the entry of maan singh and aasaf khan in his court

38
Q

who called haldighati battle the khamnor battle

A

abul faizal

39
Q

who called the haldighati battle gogunda battle

A

badayuni

40
Q

what did james todd call haldighati battle

A

mewar’s thermopali

41
Q

who called haldighati battle badshah bagh’s battle

A

aadarshi lal shrivastav

42
Q

which elephant of pratap army was captured by akbar

A

ramprasad

43
Q

how did akbar rename the elephant captured from pratap army

A

changed ramprasad to peerprasad

44
Q

who were the elephants in pratap army

A

ramprasad and loona

45
Q

who were the elephants in akbar army

A

mardana and gajmukta

46
Q

which historian participated in haldighati battle and from which side

A

badayuni, who called it gogunda battle participated in it from akbar’s side

47
Q

after the battle of haldighati, when did akbar attack on mewar but failed to capture pratap

A

1577

48
Q

how did akbar rename udaipur

A

muhmdabaad

49
Q

who did akbar send after haldighati to attack on kumbalgarh

A

shahbaj khan

50
Q

how many times and when did shahbaj khan attack kumbalgarh

A

thrice
1577,78,79

51
Q

shahbaj khan was able to capture kumbalgarh once. when?

A

on 3 april 1578

52
Q

when was the sherpur incident

A

1580

53
Q

when shahbaj khan captured kumbalgarh on 3 april 1578, which place did pratap make a temp capital

A

aavargarh

54
Q

who is called the reviver of mewar

A

bhamashah and tarachand

also hammeer

55
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where did pratap go from aavargarh in 1578

A

idar

56
Q

where did pratap meet bhamashah and tarachand

A

when in idar, near chulia

57
Q

what is said that bhamashah and tarachand gave to the pratap army

A

so much as to feed the army of 25000 form 12 years
around 25 lakhs in cash and 20 lakhs in asharfiya

58
Q

who arrested whom in sherpur incident of 1580

A

amar singh, son of pratap arrested queens of abdul rahim

59
Q

when was the battle of dewar

A

1582

60
Q

which were the 4 main chowkis of udaipur

A

dewar
deval
debari
desuri

61
Q

in which distt is dewar chowki

A

rajsamand

62
Q

in which distt is deval chowki

A

dungarpur

63
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in which distt is debari chowki

A

udaipur

64
Q

in which distt is desuri chowki

A

pali

65
Q

who was murdered in the battle of dewar

A

sultan khan, uncle of akbar

66
Q

who murdered sultan khan in battle of dewar?

A

amar singh

67
Q

which princely states support pratap

A

banswara, dungarpur, ider

68
Q

what did james todd call battle of dewar

A

mewar’s marathon

69
Q

when was the last mughal attack during the reign of pratap

A

in 1585

70
Q

who led the last mughal attack and when

A

jagganatah kachchhwaha, uncle of maan singh in 1585

71
Q

how did pratap react when jaggnath kachhwa led the mughal attack of 1585

A

he captured malpura (amer)

72
Q

what did pratap construct in malpura (amer)

A

jhalra pond
neelkanth mahadev temple

73
Q

which place did pratap make his capital

A

chawand (udaipur)

74
Q

what did pratap construct in chawand

A

palaces, bavadis and chamunda mata temple

75
Q

which painting school saw its inception in pratap reign

A

mewar painting school

76
Q

who was the main painter of mewar painting school

A

nasiruddin

77
Q

when and where did pratap did

A

on 19 june 1597 in chawand

78
Q

where is the chhatri of pratap

A

bandoli (udaipur)

79
Q

how many pillars are in the chhatri of pratap

A

8

80
Q

which places was pratap unable to capture in mewar

A

chittorgarh and mandalgarh

81
Q

which books did the court scholar of pratap chakrapani mishr write

A

rajya abhishek
muhrat mala
vishva vallabh

82
Q

what was muhrat mala by chakrapani mishr about

A

astrology

83
Q

what was vishva vallabh by chakrapani mishr about

A

horticulture

84
Q

who was the writer of gora badal ri choupai

A

hemratan suri

85
Q

which area was given to sadul nath trivedi by pratap

A

mander area

86
Q

where is the information about mandar area given to sadul nath trived found

A

udaipur inscription of 1588

87
Q

which charan poets were court scholars of pratap

A

nala sandhu and rama sandhu

88
Q

name the court scholars of pratap

A

chakrapani mishr
hemratan suri
sadul nath trivedi
bhamashah
tarachand
nala sandhu
rama sandhu

89
Q

MAINS importance of haldighati battle bullet points

A

1 struggle between imperialistic power and regional freedom
2 pratap’s struggle despite lack of resources infused hope and morality
3 infused spirit of nationalism in common people and tribes of mewar
(even bhils and afgans came to fight)
4 nationalism spirit during independence struggle of india