I am studying Indian history!!!
I have a question who was more powerful Akbar or Maharana pradap..??
I think akabar because of only mughals India became so big as they conquered different lands and joined them into their kingdoms...But what other king did was like wearing ready-made clothes haha
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even I think akbar..... mark as brainiest
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won many wars in person for Mewar with Afghans and other Rajput rebellions.
War with Shams Khan (Chieftain of Suri Dynasty of Delhi) for freedom of Chittod was done by Rana Udai Singh father of Pratap in which Pratap had shown extreme valour and defeated Afghans when he was merely of 15 years.
Other wars with Bundi, Doongerpur, Ajmer, Marwad also led by Pratap on behalf of Mewar to supress opponents.
He was said to be so much physically strong that he could lift famous sword of Bappa Rawal the first King from his dynasty who led the foundation of Mewar Kingdom, into his one hand when he was a child. This sword was so much weighted that it could not be lifted by normal Rajput soldier and many chieftains of Mewad.
(Image: Traditional sword of Mewad Royal House ;source Google Images)
No such controversy's with respect to contrary party. The only fact I found special to quote here is Akbar as a child was very much aggressive. He could travel Mathura to Agra Fort about 60 kms in few hours which was surprising at that time. Apart from this no other record for battles fought by Akbar on his personal capacity when he was child could found in history. All of his battles were played by him under the supervision of 'Bairahm Khan' who was supposed to be his guardian.
2. Physical Strength:
If we talk about physical strength; height of Maharana was 7.5 feet, total weight of his two swords 50 kgs, weight of his spear was 80 kgs and with other including war wearings in total weights about 208 kgs, he used to do war for whole day. I think we cannot imagine such physical strength today and those days too. Normal Indian army soldier carry battle equipment upto 22 kgs. Maharana could smash metal coin mere by two fingers. This all details are available with Udaipur museum in Udaipur, Rajashthan.
Image: War dress of Maharana Pratap
No such special record for Akbar to quote here. (Further many readers questioned about truthfulness of the same. If you see in history our ancestral were much physically stronger than us. I remember my grandmother’s statement, earlier rich businessman used to keep bodyguards usually known as Thakar. They used to eat 15–20 chapatis at one time and were 6.5 feet tall. This is case within past 100 years. As period going on physical power of person decreasing due to lesser physical efforts. So we can surely assume people with such tremendous strength would have existed some around 600 years back. Also these dress and equipment has been kept for exhibition in Udaipur Museum).
3. Certain practical facts:
In the battle of Haldighati, it might be first time for Mughals to experience and see Physical strength of Maharana. This battle was fought in 1576 where Maharana Pratap sliced Bahlol Khan major chieftain of Mughal empire into two pieces from head to legs along his horse in one stroke.
Image: End of Bahlol Khan
According to one source, Bahlol Khan attacked Maharana Pratap from backside, so it was a very powerful stroke by Rana Pratap on his backside. Nevertheless we cannot imagine such strength today nor we found any other King possessing such enormous strength. It was said that after watching this incidence many Mughal and Rajput chieftains not dared to come in front of him and remained neutral in war.
No such accounts found in history for Akbar the Great.