MAHARANA PRATAP SINGH WIFE CODE

In Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan on Pages 83-84 is mentioned Pratap’s stopping marriages between Rajputs who gave there daughters to Mughals and his supporting Rajputs:

MAHARANA PRATAP SINGH WIFE CODE

(The Hindu warrior code was to refrain from attacking a non-combatant or a person who has laid down his weapons.) Some scholars argue that there was some possibility that Maharana could have become friends with Akbar but in the siege of Chittor when Akbar killed 30,000 civilian, unarmed residents of Chittor, because they refused to convert to Islam, left a lasting impression on Maharana’s mind and he decided he could not bow to such an injustice and cruelty. 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. In 1568, during the reign of Udai Singh II, Chittor was conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar.

Maharana pratap singh wife