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Chetak was the most lovable and favourite horse of Maharana Pratap. Chetak was loyal and devoted towards his master.&nbsp;The army of Mughal emperor Akbar started its way to capture Udaipur in the year 1576. A bloody battle was fought between Akbar and Maharana Pratap at the Haldighati. The battle lasted for four hours. During the battle the loyalty and courage of Chetak was impeccable. Chetak was hurt during the battle but even after being hurt, he did not give up and protected his master. He took his master – Maharana Pratap, on his back and made to the safety on only three legs.The courage and dignity of the horse towards his master was unconditional. The horse saved the king but at the end lost his life. He collapsed after taking the king to a safe place.&nbsp;Chetak was a great companion of Maharana Pratap during the battle against Akbar. He at the risk of his own life protected his master.It is believed that chetak was a very aggressive and arrogant horse. It was only Maharana Pratap who was able to handle him. He not only remained loyal to his master but also rescued his master from the battlefield.

This is a story of Haldi ghati and Maharana Pratap.

Maharana Pratap and Chetak

Maharana Pratap was a brave ruler and leader from Rajasthan. Maharaja Mansingh who was the king of Jaipur once came to meet Rana Pratap. Mansingh had tied his sister’s knot with Akbar to save his state. He was general of Akbar and came to meet Rana Pratap to convince him to sign the treaty. Rana Pratap greeted him well but denied to accompany him for the food. When asked for the reason he said, “I do not accompany Rajputs who in order to save their state have surrendered their daughters or sisters to Mughals.” Mansingh’s ego was badly hurt after hearing this. He decided to attack Rana Pratap.Mansingh along with Salim (Akbar’s son) went on to attack Rana Pratap. A fierce battle was fought on 18 June 1576 at HaldiGhati. Rana Pratap gave a tough fight to Mansingh and his army.Rana Pratap was trying to get out of the encircled army but someone fired an arrow on Rana Pratap’s horse Chetak. The horse was badly wounded due to the arrow. In spite of the wound, Chetak continued running. He carried Rana on his back and they came across a stream. Chetak died when they reached as he ran out of capacity.Rana Pratap had a younger brother Shaktisingh who worked for the Akbar. In the middle of the battle, Rana Pratap saw Shaktisingh killing soldiers from the Mughal army. Ranaji was surprised when he saw that. Shakti Singh came to meet Ranaji and immediately hugged him. he said, “Dada, I do the service to the Mughal but you are still my idol. I work for Mughals as I do not possess courage and a strong mind like you but you are still my ideal.”Although Akbar and his army tried to defeat Rana Pratap but their attempts were not successful in front of determined, courageous and strong Rana Pratap.

This is a story of Akbar, Maan sigh and Maharana Pratap.Moral(s) of the story: bravery

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