Pratap roundly rebuffed every such attempt. Akbar sent a total of six diplomatic missions to Pratap, seeking to negotiate the same sort of peaceful alliance that he had concluded with the other Rajput chiefs. Indeed, many Rajput chiefs, such as Raja Man Singh of Amber (later known as Jaipur ) were serving as army commanders in Akbar 's armies and members of his council. Even Pratap's own brothers, Shakti Singh and Sagar Singh, were serving Akbar. Nearly all of Pratap's fellow Rajput chiefs had meanwhile entered into the vassalage of the Mughals. Living a life on the run, the dream of reconquering Chittor (and thus reclaiming the glory of Mewar) was greatly cherished by Pratap, and his future efforts were bent towards this goal. Conflict Chittorgarh (Chittor fort), Pratap's ancestral home, was under Mughal occupation.
It is a proud triumph of virtue to be able to record from the autograph letters of the most powerful of the Rajput princes, Bukhet Singh and Sawai Jai Singh, that whilst they had risen to greatness by the surrender of principle, as Mewar had decayed from her adherence to it, they should solicit, and that humbly, to be readmitted to the honour of matrimonial intercourse and "to be purified," " to be regenerated," " to be made Rajputs" and that this favour was granted only on condition of their abjuring the contaminating practice (of giving daughters to Mughals) which, for more than a century, had disunited them. To the eternal honour of Pratap and his issue be it told that, to the very close of the monarchy of the Moguls, they refused such alliances not only with the throne, but even with their brother princes of Marwar and Ambar. When Hindu prejudice was thus violated by every prince in Rajasthan, the Rana renounced all matrimonial alliance with those who were thus degraded. The arms of his country turned upon him, derived additional force from their self-degradation, which kindled into jealousy and hatred against the magnanimous resolution they lacked the virtue to imitate. But these were fearful odds against Pratap.
MAHARANA PRATAP SINGH FAMILY TREE CODE
(The Hindu warrior code was to refrain from attacking a non-combatant or a person who has laid down his weapons.) Tod's Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan relates that Pratap stopped the marriage etiquette of Rajputs who had been giving their daughters to Mughals and his supporting Rajputs instead: With such examples as Marwar and Amber (of giving their daughters to Mughals), and with less power to resist the temptation, the minor chiefs of Rajasthan, with a brave and numerous vassalage, were transformed into satraps of Delhi. This left a lasting impression on Maharana's mind and he decided he could not bow to such an injustice and cruelty. Some scholars argue that there was some possibility that Maharana could have become friends with Akbar, but in the siege of Chittor Akbar had killed 270,000 civilian, unarmed residents of Chittor, because they refused to convert to Islam.
Pratap maintained that he had no intention to fight with Akbar but he could not bow down to Akbar and accept him as the ruler. Akbar first tried diplomacy to win over Maharana Pratap but nothing worked. Maharana Pratap never accepted Akbar as ruler of India, and fought Akbar all his life. It was the beginning of a career of struggle and hardship. Pratap did not want to go against the wishes of his father but Rajput nobles convinced him that Jagmal was not fit to rule in the troubled times of the day. During the coronation ceremony Jagmal was physically moved out of the palace and Pratap was made the king. Udai Singh wanted Jagmal, his favourite son, to succeed him but his senior nobles wanted Pratap, the eldest son, to be their king. This new base gradually became the city of Udaipur, named after him. He later moved base to another location in the foothills of the Aravalli Range. Prior to this calamity, Udai Singh and his family had wisely moved to the safety of the nearby hills. The third Jauhar of Chittor transpired, with the ladies of the fort finding "safety from personal dishonour in the devouring element (fire)," while the remaining menfolk sallied forth to certain death in the battlefield. Accession In 1568, during the reign of Udai Singh II, Chittor was conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar. Pratap's relatives'information is also available in this book. rr Detailed history of Pratap and his ancestors can be obtained from "Maharana Pratapancha Rajvansh", a marathi book by Shri.Ashok This book covers history from Bappa Raval to Maharan Bhimsinh, who surrendered to British rule in 1818. Early life and background Pratap, eldest of 25 brothers and 29 sisters, was born at Kumbhalgarh to Maharana Udai Singh II and Maharani Javanta Bai Songara.
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