The Dewar war of 1572 is considered to be an important war in history, because in this war the lost kingdoms of Rana Pratap were recaptured. Akbar used every tactic to defeat him, but Maharana remained undefeated till the end. There was a time when almost the whole of Rajasthan was under the occupation of the Mughal emperor Akbar, but Maharana fought with Akbar for 12 years to save his Mewar. Maharana stood with full confidence in front of Akbar. Maharana Pratap was the first Indian king to use guerrilla tactics in a very planned manner and as a result forced the Mughals to kneel down. In the Battle of Dewar in 1582, Maharana Pratap’s army defeated the Mughals and left Chittor and re-occupied most of the land of Mewar. In this war, Maharana adopted the strategy of guerrilla warfare. Local historians state that after this war, there was a saying that “The warriors of Mewar cut the rider with a horse in a single blow”.
On the other hand, Maharana Pratap attacked Bahlol Khan’s head with such force that he cut it into two pieces along with the horse. This war was so fierce that Pratap’s son Amar Singh attacked the Mughal commander with a spear which rammed into his body together with the horse into the ground. Maharana Pratap’s army, under the leadership of Maharaj Kumar Amar Singh, attacked the royal police station of Dewar. The Mughal army had 2 lakh soldiers, while the Rajputs were only 22 thousand. Rana Pratap refused to accept subjugation of the Mughals resulting in the historic War of the Haldi Ghati (valley). Therefore, Akbar appointed four ambassadors to convince Rana Pratap, in which Jalal Khan first entered the camp of Rana Pratap in September 1582, in the same order Mansingh, Bhagwandas and King Todarmal also reached to convince Rana Pratap, but Rana Pratap disappointed all four. The most interesting fact in the reign of Maharana Pratap is that the Mughal Emperor Akbar wanted to bring Rana Pratap under his control without war. He played an important role in winning many battles with agility, speed and bravery. Chetak has his place in Pratap’s heroic stories. Maharana Pratap had a horse named Chetak which he loved most. Kika means ‘son’ in the dialect of Bhils. He got this name from the Bhils (a community), in whose company he spent the early days. He was also known as Kika during his childhood. Pratap’s grandfather was the great warrior Rana Sanga and grandmother was Maharani Karmavati. According to the Hindu Alamanac (Panchang), Maharana Pratap was born at Kumbhalgarh fort on Jyeshtha Shukla Tritiya of Vikram Samvat 1597 (9th May 1560 AD). This year it happens to be on 25th May 2020.
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