More importantly, AkbarвЂ™s contribution to governance, society and religion can be matched perhaps by only one other Indian ruler, Asoka.ДЄkbar reformed administrative systems. The military inquisitions under his watch were of much bigger scale. Akbar had a real empire, from present day Afghanistan, cutting across the Indian heartland, up to the present day Bihar. For one, Pratap SinghвЂ™s kingdom was a small part of what is today Rajasthan. But history is proof that, given the circumstances, Pratap was brave and he deserves to be in the list of the best warriors in Indian history.ДЄkbar, though, was a ruler of another kind.

The skirmishes between Mughals and Mewaris came to an end only when PratapвЂ™s son Amar surrendered to Jahangir, AkbarвЂ™s successor. Pratap however escaped to the jungles and fought till the end. Apparently Akbar thought the war with Pratap Singh was not big enough for him. Pratap would have none of it, so he went to war.ДЄkbar did not lead the army, so he sent one of his generals. But Akbar wanted Pratap to submit to the Mughal throne personally. Initially, he sent his son Amar Singh to the court of Akbar as an act of submission. Pratap Singh was initially inclined to be a Mugal vassal, but on his own terms.

He is known to be a great military strategist who fought till the end, and lost. Pratap Singh, son of Udai Singh, was a fearless warrior. The fact is, Maharana Pratap was nearly not as great as Akbar. Never mind the fact that when you call Pratap Singh a 'Maharana' you are actually according a higher status to him.Д«ut when you fiddle around with textbooks, then you have to look at facts, and the other side of the argument. So if you want to call him Maharana Pratap Singh the Great, go right ahead. If Akbar can be called great, then so can Asoka. We cannot stop anybody from calling anyone great. In line with the Hindu right-wingвЂ™s consistent effort to meddle with history, and the way it is taught, Rajnath Singh of the vedic science fame has come up with another suggestion: if Mughal emperor Akbar is called Akbar the Great, then Maharana Pratap, the ruler of Mewar, a small part of present day Rajasthan, should be called Maharana Pratap the Great.

Maharana pratap 19th may 2015