Maharana Pratap
| Maharana Pratap | |||||
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| Maharana Mewari Rana | |||||
Portrait of Maharana Pratap by Raja Ravi Varma | |||||
| 13th Rana of Mewar | |||||
| Reign | 28 February 1572 – 19 January 1597 | ||||
| Coronation | 28 February 1572 | ||||
| Predecessor | Udai Singh II | ||||
| Successor | Amar Singh I | ||||
| Ministers | Bhamashah Jhala Man Singh | ||||
| Born | 9 May 1540 Kumbhalgarh, Kingdom of Mewar (present day: Kumbhalgarh Fort, Rajsamand District, Rajasthan, India) | ||||
| Died | 19 January 1597 (aged 56) Chavand, Kingdom of Mewar (Present day: Chavand, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India) | ||||
| Consort | Ajabde | ||||
| Spouse | 10
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| Issue | 22 (including Amar Singh I and Bhagwan Das) and 5 daughters | ||||
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| Dynasty | Sisodia | ||||
| Father | Udai Singh II | ||||
| Mother | Jaiwanta Bai Songara | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
| Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar II (1326–1971) |
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Pratap Singh I (9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), popularly known as Maharana Pratap (IPA: [məɦaːˈɾaːɳaː pɾəˈtaːp] ⓘ), 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 leading the Rajput resistance against the expansionist policy of the Mughal Emperor Akbar including the battle of Haldighati and the battle of Dewair.