Kingdom of Mewar
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The Kingdom of Mewar was an independent Hindu kingdom that existed in the Rajputana region of the Indian subcontinent and later became a dominant state in medieval India. The kingdom was initially fou
Chittorgarh Fort
Statue of Bappa Rawal at Mewar (r.728 CE–763 CE).
Sahasra Bahu Temples in Nagda, Rajasthan, 10th century CE.
Vijay Stambha is a victory monument built by Rana Kumbha in 1448 and located within Chittor Fort
Maharana Pratap
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Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was king of the Kingdom of Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan, from 1572 until his death in 1597. He is notable for
Kingdom of Mewar
…of Northern India. After Rana Sanga's death, the kingdom declined rapidly. Nonetheless, it continued to resist Mughal expansion, most notably under Maharana Pratap, later it became a tributary state with a significant degree of autonomy. The decline of Mughal Empire saw sovereign leaders like Raj Singh and his…
Portrait of Maharana Pratap by Raja Ravi Varma
Bhamashah, Jain merchant, who financed Pratap's resistance against Mughal Empire
Statue of Maharana Pratap in City Palace, Udaipur.
Stamp of India, Commemoration Maharana Pratap , 1967