Maharana Pratap ( महाराणा प्रताप ) || Ep 434, 435, 436

Maharana Pratap (Maharana Pratap) || Ep 434, 435, 436 Maharana Pratap ---------------------------------------------------- Maharana Pratap was born to Udai Singh II of Mewar and Jayavanta Bai in 1540, the year Udai Singh ascended the throne after defeating Vanvir Singh. His younger brothers were Shakti Singh, Vikram Singh, and Jagmal Singh. Pratap also had two half-sisters: Chand Kanwar and Maan Kanwar. His chief wife was Maharani Ajabde Bai Punwar of Bijolia. Their eldest son was Amar Singh I. He belonged to the royal family of Mewar. After Udai Singh's death in 1572, Queen Dheer Bai Bhatiyani wanted her son Jagmal to succeed him, but senior courtiers preferred Pratap, as their eldest son, to be their king. The will of the chieftains prevailed, and Pratap ascended the throne as Maharana Pratap, the 54th ruler of Mewar in the line of the Sisodia Rajputs. He was crowned at Gogunda on the auspicious day of Holi. Jagmal vowed revenge and went to Ajmer to join Akbar's army, receiving the city of Jahazpur as a fiefdom as a gift in return for his help. About The Show: --------------------------------------- Around 400 years back, with the might of their huge armies, foreign forces, one after another, were invading the Indian territories. Afghans, Turks, and then the Mughals. All had one burning desire: establishing their control over a prosperous India. But even in these hard times, there was one province that gave a bold fight to these enemies. And that was the gleaming kingdom of the Rajputs—Mewar! For the Rajputs, no sacrifice weighed more importance than freedom.