Reportedly, Pratap died of injuries sustained in a hunting accident, at Chavand on 19 January 1597, aged 56. The Rana was able to capture the territories west of Chittor but could not fulfill his dream of capturing Chittor itself.
The economy also started getting better and trade in the area started increasing. There was good monsoon which helped to revive the agriculture of Mewar. The citizens who had migrated out of Mewar started returning during this time. From 1585 till his death, the Rana had recovered a large part of Mewar. The Maharana was able to live in peace for a short time and started establishing order in Mewar. He then made Chavand his capital and constructed a Chamunda mata temple there. By 1583 he had successfully captured western Mewar, which included Dewar, Amet, Madariya, Zawar and the fort of Kumbalgarh. Maharana Pratap took refuge in the Chappan area and started attacking the Mughal strongholds. Subsequently, Akbar himself led a sustained campaign against the Rana in September 1576, and soon, Gogunda, Udaipur, and Kumbhalgarh were all under Mughal control. While the sources also claim that Pratap was able to make a successful escape, Mansingh managed to conquer Gogunda within a week after Haldighati then ended his campaign. Haldighati was a futile victory for the Mughals, as they were unable to kill or capture Pratap, or any of his close family members in Udaipur. He managed to retreat to the hills and lived to fight another day. After a fierce battle lasting more than three hours, Pratap found himself wounded and the day lost.
The Mughals were led by Man Singh of Amber, who commanded an army numbering around 10,000 men.
Pratap Singh fielded a force of around 3000 cavalry and 400 Bhil archers. The site of the battle was a narrow mountain pass at Haldighati near Gogunda, modern day Rajsamand in Rajasthan. The Mughals were victorious and inflicted significant casualties among the Mewaris but failed to capture the Pratap. The fate of Mewar had been sealed and the Sisodiya rule began to collapse.The Battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between Pratap Singh and Mughal forces led by Man Singh I of Amer. This was probably the weakest time in the history of Mewar with frequent invasions and unrewarding succession of weak rulers. Maharana Pratap Singh II married a daughter of Raja Jai Singh of Amber from whom he had a son Maharana Raj Singh II who succeeded him at a small age of eleven years after his father’s death. Maharana Pratap Singh II ruled for merely three years which were marked with dealing continuous invasions and marauding of Mewar. The courtiers continued fighting amongst each other weakening the roots of Mewar. Unlike Maharana Pratap, Pratap Singh II was a weak ruler who turned his back on the adversities that Mewar was facing since his father’s rule and continued to pay the huge amount of money to the Marathas as his security. During his time in prison, people attempted to kill him by poisoning his food as he was the heir to Jagat Singh II, but they failed in their attempts.Īfter his father’s death, he ascended the throne. Pratap Singh II was summoned into a trap where he was arrested and thrown into the palace prison. This infuriated his father Maharana Jagat Singh II, who along with his brother planned to arrest him and sent him to prison. At a young age, Pratap Singh II granted the district of Lakhola to Deep Singh the younger son of Umaid Singh of Bundi, without seeking his father’s consent. He is said to have very restrained relationships with his father. Maharana Pratap Singh II was the eldest son of Maharana Jagat Singh II and ascended the throne at an age of twenty seven after his father’s death. With an illustrious name in the history of Rajputana and a dynasty of warriors to boast of, Rana Pratap Singh II was nowhere near his distinguished predecessor Maharana Pratap.
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