He would eat food on a cup made from leaves and sleep on a straw mat. Further he will not live a life of luxury as befits a king.
He took a vow that until he regained control of his family’s prestige he will not cut his beard. The Maharana was discouraged by his failure to wrest control of Chittor and Kumbhalgarh from the Mughals, not to speak of the city his father had created – Udaipur (formed by Uday Singh). But what really happened to Maharana Pratap after the battle? Did you know… As far as territorial gains go, the battle of Haldighati ended in a stalemate. Having saved his master’s life Chetak succumbed to his injuries. The horse jumped across a 20 feet wide mountain pass over a river, leaving the Mughal soldiers stranded on the other side. Just before the enemy could get hold of Maharana, Chetak who was himself injured in the battle, did the unthinkable.
The poet says that by the time Maharana started wondering how he could cross over the overflowing river, Chetak had already jumped over to the other side. तब तक चेतक था उस पार A famous Hindi Poem in remembrance of Chetak. Maharana Pratap had to escape from the battlefield with the Mughals in hot pursuit. Unfortunately for the Mewar warriors, a late counter attack by the Mughals left them in disarray. So Haldighati means the valley that is turmeric yellow in color. Likewise ‘Ghati’ is the Hindi word for valley. ‘Haldi’ is the Hindi word for turmeric and the soil at Haldighati is turmeric yellow in color. Haldighati gets its name from the color of the soil in the area. It was a close fight even though the Mughal army was numerically much stronger. The Mughals were led by another Rajput, Raja Man Singh of Amer. History has it that during the battle of Haldighati, the Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar under Maharana Pratap fought valiantly against Akbar’s Mughal army. A battle that has generated innumerable stories and poetry about the valor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar and his horse, Chetak. The battle of Haldighati (1576) is one of the most famous battles in Indian history. Reading Time: 4 minutes What happened after the Battle of Haldighati?