Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was a king of Kingdom of Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan. He is notable for leading the Rajput resistance against the expansionist policy of the Mughal Emperor Akbar including the Battle of Haldighati.
Portrait of Maharana Pratap by Raja Ravi Varma
Maharana Pratap Memorial in Dewair for the battle of 1582.
Statue of Maharana Pratap in City Palace, Udaipur.
The Kingdom of Mewar, sometimes known as Udaipur State, was an independent kingdom in Rajputana region of India, ruled by the Sisodia dynasty. It was established around the 6th century by the minor rulers of the Nagada-Ahar region of Udaipur and later, in the 10th century, it transformed into an independent state under Rawal Bharttripatta II.
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