After disappointment from Shabaz Khan for third time, and other chieftains like Man singh, Bhagwandas.Maharana Pratap continued his fight against the Mughal empire and soon was able to recover all of Mewar except Chittor, Ajmer and Mandalgarh.Īkbar continued to send his campaign against Pratap, but as before, all were unsuccessful. Additionally , close to 36,000 Mughal soldiers surrendered. Maharana Pratap secured the decisive victory in Battle of Dewair and it resulted in permanent closure of 36 Mughal check posts in Mewar. Tod has famously remarked on Maharana Pratap’s battles from Haldighati till Dewair into “ Huldighat (Haldighati) is the Thermopylae of Mewar the field of Deweir(Dewair) her Marathon” comparing the courage, determination, undaunted heroism, inflexible fortitude of Maharana Pratap to Spartans famous of their fight against the Persian empire. Accordingly Mewar army was divided under two groups: One under Maharana Pratap and other under Kunwar Amar Singh & Battle of Dewair was fought.Ĭol. In 1582, on the occasion of Dashehra, Maharana Pratap motivated his soldiers to fight back and make Mewar independent once again. Thus name of Bhamashah got preserved as saviour of Mewar. With such help from Bhamashah, Maharana was able to arrange a new army of 40,000 soldiers and planned a major attack. When Maharana was facing shortage of funds, his minister Bhamashah, whose family held the office for ages, placed at Pratap’s disposal their accumulated wealth, which with other resources, is stated to have been equivalent to maintenance of 25,000 men for 12 years. However, each of these were unsuccessful in capturing Pratap. 1580: Rahim Khankhna (Ajmer) and others.1579: Again Shabaz Khan (Third time attacked Mewad)and others.1578: Shabaz Khan alongwith Kazi Khan Badkashi, Mansing, Bhagwandas etc.1577: Bhagwabdas, Mansing alongwith Sayed Hashim, Sayed Kashim, Shahbazz Khan etc.To suppress Pratap, Akbar had to send 6 massive military campaigns consisting not less than 1,00,000 soldiers each time. In such condition, Pratap changed his strategy from open to guerrilla warfare and did not allow Mughals to settle. Background of Battle of Dewairįollowing the Battle of Haldighati, Maharana Pratap was left with 7,000 soldiers and Mughals captured Kumbhalgarh, Gogunda, Udaipur & Chappan. In the consequential battle of Dewair the Mughals were defeated resulting in the flight of the Mughal soldiers, surrender of about 36,000 mughal soldiers & the closing of all the 36 Mughal posts in Mewar. The second season ends with Pratap's death from illness and the coronation of his son, Amar Singh, as the next Rana of Mewar.In 1582, On the occasion of Dashehra ( Vijaydashmi), Maharana Pratap attacked Dewair. The first season mainly covers the teenage years of Maharana Pratap.
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The final episode of the series aired on 10 December 2015. It is based on the life of Maharana Pratap, a sixteenth century Hindu Rajput ruler of Mewar kingdom, a small region in north-western India in the present day state of Rajasthan. Brave son of India – Maharana Pratap) is an Indian historical fiction produced by Contiloe Entertainment. Maharana Pratap (full title: Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, transl. Sharad Malhotra ( For entire cast see below)