Thread by @authorAneesh

Thats the Tiny Local Chief for you.

Who managed to keep his kingdom independent in the whole of North India.

Similar map can be found in Dr Phalke's book on Chhatrapati Shivaji.

https://twitter.com/Schandillia/status/1437027365775806465

There is a history written in the books, on letters on stones etc..

There is another, of tales and fables. It won't stand empirical scrutiny, but that is not the point.

These tales tell us more about why a person is adulated than any number of letters can.

" Maharana Pratap killed tigers with bare hands"

Mostly improbable. But what we need to understand is why Maharana was associated with such superhuman power. Any random person isn't spoken about in the same terms.

So what created this respect in the PEOPLE'S mind ?

Everyone knows the story of the king and the old woman and her simple khichdi.

It is attributed to Chhatrapati Shivaji , Chandragupt , Maharana Pratap and there is a slight Oriya variation also.

Historicity ?Difficult to prove anything.

Value as a tale to explain personality

I am not able to understand " Decisively defeated"

Killed ? No

Captured ? No

Made to pay regular tribute ? No

Asked to command Akbar's armies everywhere ? No

Very decisive. Ref : Maharana Pratap by Shri Ram Sharma

It is well known that he went undefeated.