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title: "Lesser Known Facts About Maharana Pratap"  
description: "Maharana Pratap was born in a Hindu Rajput family on May 9, 1540. He was known for his participation in the Battle of Haldighati and Battle of Dewair."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-10-26  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1403/lesser-known-facts-about-maharana-pratap  
category: "history"  
tags: ["Maharana Pratap", "history", "facts", "maratha Empire", "Maharana"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Lesser Known Facts About Maharana Pratap

![Lesser Known Facts About Maharana Pratap](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a56c71c-8b15-4180-85e9-8d89c1aa204f/images/1364c7b5-bdb5-4d49-a559-96e04526b76e.jpeg) ![Lesser Known Facts About Maharana Pratap](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a56c71c-8b15-4180-85e9-8d89c1aa204f/images/ec1a5ab2-55e5-4fe7-b471-eeef5f901318.jpeg) He was married to Ajabde Punwar of Bijolia. He had 10 wives and 17 children ![Lesser Known Facts About Maharana Pratap](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a56c71c-8b15-4180-85e9-8d89c1aa204f/images/757200bd-5de7-4ed7-8974-29b04d8ca9fc.jpeg) Mahara Pratap was the 13th Rajput king of Mewar, Rajasthan ![Lesser Known Facts About Maharana Pratap](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a56c71c-8b15-4180-85e9-8d89c1aa204f/images/672cedc2-a696-4ee8-a3f4-feb78d2494e5.jpeg) Maharana had a javelin of 81 kg and a 72 kg of armour in the Haldighati battle on 18 June 1576 ![Lesser Known Facts About Maharana Pratap](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a56c71c-8b15-4180-85e9-8d89c1aa204f/images/185cca52-4710-4e74-99f7-40b0008b8779.jpeg) Maharana Pratap is a prominent figure in both folk and contemporary Rajasthani culture ![Lesser Known Facts About Maharana Pratap](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7a56c71c-8b15-4180-85e9-8d89c1aa204f/images/1364c7b5-bdb5-4d49-a559-96e04526b76e.jpeg) Maharana Pratap's court at Chanvand had given shelter to many poets, artists, writers and artisans.

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