Ramprasad
Ramprasad
Maharana Pratap also owned an
elephant whose name
was Ramprasad.
His valour and fame was
at par with Chetak.
This elephant had killed thirteen war
elephants of the Mughal army alone
in the battle of Haldighati.
When Akbar imprisoned Ramprasad,
the later did not eat anything or drink,
losing his life on the 18th day!
Ramprasad was with Maharana Pratap,
since his (elephant's) childhood.
He was considered to be the best
among all the Mewari elephants.
The elephant was so intelligent, mighty
and battle-worthy that he alone had
slained 13 elephants of Akbar's army in
battle of haldighati.
Akbar after listening this got awestruck.
He finally made a strategy to slain this
elephant by formation of CHAKRAVYUH.
Chakravyuh composed of 7 mightiest
elephants of Akbar's Army.
These elephants had 14 MAHAVATS
CONTROLLING 7 ELEPHANTS.
Then only it became possible to cath this
mighty elephant RAMPRASAD.
AL-BADAYUNI writes further in
description of how indian animals were
trained,so attached with their MASTERS
and animals loyalty to its master.
This elephant now was captured and was
later confronted with AKBAR.
AkBAR immediately changed his name
from RAMPRASAD TO PIRPRASAD.
BY order of AKBAR the mughals
gave him special juicy SUGARCANES
and water as its appetite.
The elephant did not eat till
18 days and was in hunger.
Later it succumbed to death.
Hearing this AKBAR SAID" the one's
whose elephant does not bow down in
front of me,how would I be able to slain
Maharana Pratap."
There are temples of both Chetak,
Maharana Pratap's horse and of
Ramprasad in Mewad and still people
from Mewad bow at the temple.
