What is Maharana Pratap?
{{Infobox royalty|name=Pratap Singh I|birth_place=Kumbhalgarh Fort, [[Mewar]], [[Rajputana|Rajasthan]]|spouse=|death_place=Chawand, [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]|reign-type=|mother=Jaiwanta Bai|religion=[[Hinduism]]|full name=Maharana Pratap Singh Sisodia|father=Udai Singh|death_date={{death date|1597|01|19}}|birth_name=Pratap Singh Sisodia|title=Maharana of Mewar|birth_date={{Birth date|1540|05|09}}|reign=1 March 1572 - 19 January 1597|predecessor=Udai Singh II|image_size=275px|successor=Amar Singh I|succession=Mewari Rana|caption=Raja Ravi Verma draws Maharana Pratap picture.|image=RajaRaviVarma MaharanaPratap.jpg|titletext=|issue-link=}}{{nosources|date=December 2024}} '''Pratap Singh''' was a [[Hindu]] [[Rajput]] king of [[Mewar]], [[Rajasthan]]. He had 11 wives and 17 children in total. His capital was at [[Udaipur]].{{CN|date=December 2024}} Maharana Pratap was born in the Kumbhalgarh of [[Mewar]] on 9 May 1540. [[Akbar]] who was expanding the imperial [[Mughal Empire]] decided to conquer [[Rajputana]]. He set off with the imperial Mughal army from [[Delhi]] and marched towards [[Mewar]] intent on conquering it and especially capturing Pratap's capital of [[Udaipur]]. He met with Pratap's army at the [[Battle of Haldighati]] and the battle ensued. Maharana Pratap defeated a large Mughal army at [[Battle of Dewair]] where more than 36,000 Mughal soldiers surrendered to Maharana Pratap, he reoccupied entire Mewar before his death . He died in Chavand on 19 January 1597 at the age of 56, when he tripped down a steep hill while hunting a lion.{{CN|date=December 2024}} {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Mughal Empire]] [[Category:Indian Hindus]] [[Category:1540 births]] [[Category:1597 deaths]] [[Category:16th century in India]]