1576: Battle of Haldighati- Akbar vs Maharana Pratap. He then threw his elephants into the mix, Man Singh countered with his own elephants. At this point, the Rajputs introduced Ram Prasad, the head of their elephant force and this elephantine warrior again caused distress in the Mughal lines when the Mughals introduced Gajraj into the fight when the mahout of Ram Prasad was killed and shortly, the mighty Tusker also slain. However, Rana was still at large in Aravalli’s and vowed to continue his struggle for independence. but nope, a greater leader than the previous Rajput leaders took charge. Akbar went back to Delhi thinking there was peace in his eastern territories. For those not into battle and tactics, it might help to understand how battles in that era (and indeed from the first battle till gunpowder came to the scene) were fought. Many guerrilla leaders, from Shivaji to Scottish kings including Bruce and William Wallace to Fidel Castro and Che Guevera, all adopted pretty much the same tactics. In return you were guaranteed peace, you were not harassed for your religion which tyrannical despots like Aurangzeb or even Babar did, and he would even call you into court and you could have debates on life, religion, philosophy, eat good meals and retire peacefully. Alphabetically arranged entries cover 8,500 battles, from the Battle of Megiddo in 1468 BC to the American invasion of Iraq.

Akbar's had a numerical advantage over Pratap's army but he fought valiantly to resist them. It brings a question in our minds, Akbar or Maharana Pratap - who was stronger. Watch the video by Dr Ram Punyani analysing the battle fought between Akbar and Maharana Pratap to fact out whether it was a Muslim vs Hindu war as claimed by right-wing bigots.

With their blood-curdling Rajput war cry (the Indian Rajput regiment uses “Bajrang Bali ki Jai”, so it might still have been the same), they crashed onto the left flank of the Mughal army. till a fall from a horse on a hunting expedition (Robert Baratheon anyone?) In Rajasthan almost all major kings/chieftains had accepted Mughal suzerainty except Udai Singh (Maharana Pratap's father and the founder of. Akbar, busy by now in what is Afghanistan (and I like to believe as a mark of generosity and respect which he was eminently capable of) backed off his campaigns in Mewar and the Maharana ruled in peace. The belief among the Mughals was that, outnumbered, the Maharana would prefer to play a defensive game like the previous rulers of Mewar. In such a situation Maharana Pratap approached the Bhil community and asked them to help him to fight and safeguard the kingdom against the Mughals. It was either a direct rule or vassals ruled on behalf of the Mughal court. Akbar finally lost it and decided on war. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.

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