Pratap Singh Tanwar was a son of

Ramshah Tanwar Ramshah Tomar (born Ramsingh Tomar) was the last Tomara Rajput king of Gwalior. He was ousted by Akbar and sought refuge at his maternal home in Mewar which at the time was the only state offering resistance to Akbar. Owing to his valour, Udai ...

, the Tomara Rajput ruler of

Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...

. He fought in the

Battle of Haldighati The battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between the Mewar forces led by Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal forces led by Man Singh I of Amber. The Mughals emerged victorious after inflicting significant casualties on Mewari forces, ...

(1576) along with his father (Ramshah) and brothers:

Shalivahan Singh Tomar Shalivahan Singh Tanwar was heir apparent and son of Ramshah Tanwar the Tomar Rajput ruler of Gwalior. They were ousted by Akbar and sought refuge in Mewar which at the time was the only state who refused Akbar as head of state. He, along with ...

and Bhavani Singh as allies of

Maharana Pratap Pratap Singh I (9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), popularly known as Maharana Pratap (), was king of the Kingdom of Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan, from 1572 until his death in 1597. He is notable for leadi ...

against the

Mughal Mughal or Moghul may refer to: Related to the Mughal Empire * Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries * Mughal dynasty * Mughal emperors * Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia * Mughal architecture * Mug ...

army of

Akbar Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, – ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expa ...

. His special role in the Battle of Haldighati was that he was controlling

Ramprasad Ram Prasad or Ramprasad may refer to: *Ramprasad Sen, Shakta poet of eighteenth century Bengal *Ram Prasad Bismil Ram Prasad Bismil (; 11 June 1897 – 19 December 1927) was an Indian poet, writer, and revolutionary who fought against British ...

, the mighty battle elephant of the

Mewar Mewar, also spelled as Mewad is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasth ...

army.

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