Remarkable act of loyalty which the king could never forget was of his trusted aide Jhala Man Singh (not to be confused with Raja Man Singh of Amer) who grabbed the Maharana's royal crown and wore it, as the Mughal armyĬlosed in on him. Picture of portrait from the Haldighati Museum Maharana Pratap in grief at the death of his ' Beloved' horse Chetak - Battle of Haldighati(1576) With his wounded king on the saddle, Chetak made his wayīack to safety on his three good legs and collapsed. Through one of Chetak's rear legs and crippled it. In the thick of the battle, the tusk of the elephant of Raja Man Singh(fighting for Akbar ) tore Statue of Chetak in City Palace of UdaipurĬhetak, for that was the name of his horse, proved to be a marwari People still remember the courage and loyalty of his men and his horse. Was the access to Mewar for the advancing army. One-km long pass in the Aravalli Mountains. Maharana Pratap and his men waited at the entrance to a narrow Then came a supreme test of the Maharana's kingship.ġ576 the imperial army of Mughal Emperor Akbar made its way to capture Shall I now begin one of the greatest "love" stories, one of a warrior king and his horse? Reins of Mewar and for the next 25 years, ruled with courage, patriotism Four years later his son Rana Pratap Singh took the
He had to leave his capital to form a new Udai Singh, a Rajput ruler, was defeated at Chittor in 1568. Pratap selecting horses for his army brought by the Arab traders.Ĭhetak(on right side in white color) was also one of them. From then on began the great ' romance' of In a few hundred years, Rathores and other Rajputs had an impressiveĬavalry of over 50,000 men. The beauty, spirit, intelligence and loyalty of the horseĪmazed the settlers they went about the business of breeding them. Know that it is one of five indigenous horse breeds of India? One of the greatest treasures of all times " the Marwari horse. Theyīring colour and life to an otherwise barren land.Ī thousand years(800+) ago, the clan of Rathores moved into Marwar. The Aravalli mountains that run along the state's eastern boundary. Land are as fierce as the sun that beats down on them and as strong as The many clans of Rajputs who live in this inhospitable
Story comes from Rajasthan, a land that is part desert and part
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