Maharana Pratap passed away on January 19, 1597.
• Maharana Pratap was a Rajput king and warrior of the Mewar Kingdom in present-day Rajasthan, India.
• He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II (founder of city of Udaipur).
• He is known for his bravery in the Battle of Haldighati. It was fought in 1576 between Maharana and the forces of Akbar led by Man Singh of Amber.
• Rana's forces were defeated in 6 hours.
• But the Mughals failed to capture him.
• Maharana re-gathered his forces, fought and won against the Mughals after six years in 1582.
• Having faced a terrible defeat, Akbar stopped his military campaigns against Mewar after the battle.
• Rana Pratap's methods of sporadic warfare was later elaborated further by Malik Ambar, the Deccani general, and by Shivaji Maharaj.
• Chetak is the name given in traditional literature to the horse ridden by Maharana Pratap at the Battle of Haldighati.
• The story is recounted in court poems of Mewar from the 17th century onwards.
• He is remembered as a symbol of courage, bravery, and resistance against foreign domination
