mewar history: maharana pratap Flashcards
time period of rule of maharana pratap
1572 to 97
father of maharana pratap
udai singh
mother of pratap
jaiventa bai songara, daughter of akhairaj songara
birthdate of pratap
9 may 1540. jaishth s3, 1597
(trick for hindu calender conversion: +57 years)
queen of maharana pratap
ajab de panwar
childhood name of pratap
kika
how long was the rule of pratap
25 years
1572 to 1597
which feudal lords had the coronation rights for mewar ranas?
of salumbar
who was the feudal lord of salumbar who coronated pratap
krishna das chundawat
where and when was the first coronation of pratap
gogunda on holi 28 feb 1572
why did the coronation in gogunda take place instead of kumbhalgarh
because during cremation of uday singh, it was suggested that pratap deserved to be king instead of jagmal
where was a systematic coronation of pratap done
in kumbhalgarh
which ruler joined the coronation of pratap
marwar’s chandra sen
who were the messengers sent by akbar to pratap and when
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
how did pratap react when akbar sent maan singh in june 1573
as he was the prince of amer, pratap sent his son, prince amar singh
who was todarmal
finance minister of akbar sent to pratap in dec 1573 as last messenger to try and make a treaty
when was the battle of haldighati
18 june 1576
who fought in batlle of haldighati
akbar vs pratap
where did the army of akbar stay for battle
molela
where did the army of pratap stay for battle
losing
where is haldighati
rajsamand
who were the commanders of akbar
maan singh and aasaf khan
why was commander position for maan singh important to him
because this was the first time he had an independent command
who were the commanders of pratap
ramshah tomar
krishna das chundawat
hakim khan sur
punja bhil
from where was ramshah tomar who commanded haldighati with pratap
gwalior
who was the leader of afgan army in pratap’s battle army
hakim khan sur
who led the bhil army in haldighati
punja bhil
how big were pratap and akbar’s armies in haldighati
pratap had around 3000 soldiers, akbar: 5000
akbar had a bigger army
between which hills is haldighati located
gogunda and khamnor
which soldier passed a false information about arrival of akbar
mihtar khan
why did mihtar khan pass a false info about arrival of akbar
because maan singh’s soldiers started to flee after the first attack of pratap
why did pratap move out of the battle field
injury to chetak
where is the cenotaph of chetak
in baleecha
which elephant of akbar injure chetak
mardana
who’s elephant was mardana who injured chetak
maan singh
who led the battle after pratap returned from the battlefield
jhala maan aka bhida
how did akbar punish his commanders of haldighati after they failed to defeat pratap
akbar banned the entry of maan singh and aasaf khan in his court
who called haldighati battle the khamnor battle
abul faizal
who called the haldighati battle gogunda battle
badayuni
what did james todd call haldighati battle
mewar’s thermopali
who called haldighati battle badshah bagh’s battle
aadarshi lal shrivastav
which elephant of pratap army was captured by akbar
ramprasad
how did akbar rename the elephant captured from pratap army
changed ramprasad to peerprasad
who were the elephants in pratap army
ramprasad and loona
who were the elephants in akbar army
mardana and gajmukta
which historian participated in haldighati battle and from which side
badayuni, who called it gogunda battle participated in it from akbar’s side
after the battle of haldighati, when did akbar attack on mewar but failed to capture pratap
1577
how did akbar rename udaipur
muhmdabaad
who did akbar send after haldighati to attack on kumbalgarh
shahbaj khan
how many times and when did shahbaj khan attack kumbalgarh
thrice
1577,78,79
shahbaj khan was able to capture kumbalgarh once. when?
on 3 april 1578
when was the sherpur incident
1580
when shahbaj khan captured kumbalgarh on 3 april 1578, which place did pratap make a temp capital
aavargarh
who is called the reviver of mewar
bhamashah and tarachand
also hammeer
where did pratap go from aavargarh in 1578
idar
where did pratap meet bhamashah and tarachand
when in idar, near chulia
what is said that bhamashah and tarachand gave to the pratap army
so much as to feed the army of 25000 form 12 years
around 25 lakhs in cash and 20 lakhs in asharfiya
who arrested whom in sherpur incident of 1580
amar singh, son of pratap arrested queens of abdul rahim
when was the battle of dewar
1582
which were the 4 main chowkis of udaipur
dewar
deval
debari
desuri
in which distt is dewar chowki
rajsamand
in which distt is deval chowki
dungarpur
in which distt is debari chowki
udaipur
in which distt is desuri chowki
pali
who was murdered in the battle of dewar
sultan khan, uncle of akbar
who murdered sultan khan in battle of dewar?
amar singh
which princely states support pratap
banswara, dungarpur, ider
what did james todd call battle of dewar
mewar’s marathon
when was the last mughal attack during the reign of pratap
in 1585
who led the last mughal attack and when
jagganatah kachchhwaha, uncle of maan singh in 1585
how did pratap react when jaggnath kachhwa led the mughal attack of 1585
he captured malpura (amer)
what did pratap construct in malpura (amer)
jhalra pond
neelkanth mahadev temple
which place did pratap make his capital
chawand (udaipur)
what did pratap construct in chawand
palaces, bavadis and chamunda mata temple
which painting school saw its inception in pratap reign
mewar painting school
who was the main painter of mewar painting school
nasiruddin
when and where did pratap did
on 19 june 1597 in chawand
where is the chhatri of pratap
bandoli (udaipur)
how many pillars are in the chhatri of pratap
8
which places was pratap unable to capture in mewar
chittorgarh and mandalgarh
which books did the court scholar of pratap chakrapani mishr write
rajya abhishek
muhrat mala
vishva vallabh
what was muhrat mala by chakrapani mishr about
astrology
what was vishva vallabh by chakrapani mishr about
horticulture
who was the writer of gora badal ri choupai
hemratan suri
which area was given to sadul nath trivedi by pratap
mander area
where is the information about mandar area given to sadul nath trived found
udaipur inscription of 1588
which charan poets were court scholars of pratap
nala sandhu and rama sandhu
name the court scholars of pratap
chakrapani mishr
hemratan suri
sadul nath trivedi
bhamashah
tarachand
nala sandhu
rama sandhu
MAINS importance of haldighati battle bullet points
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
