Ramprasad (elephant)
elephant of Maharana Pratap
Ram Prasad (meaning: Gift from Lord Rama) was an elephant of Maharana Pratap's army mentioned in the scripts of Al-Qadir Badayuni. Ramprasad was trained in the Kingdom of Mewar and fought the Mughal army in the Battle of Haldighati on 18 June 1576.
Life
Maharana Pratap had a deep love for his horse Chetak and also for an elephant whose name was Ramprasad.
Al-Qadir Badayuni says that when Akbar attacked the Kingdom of Mewar, he wanted two things to be captured: Maharana Pratap and Ram Prasad. He says that Ramprasad was a brave and smart elephant of the Mewar army. He further says that when the Battle of Haldighati started, Ramprasad with his mahout and Chieftain (Pratap Singh Tanwar) started attacking the Mughal army. Ramprasad is said to have killed 13 elephants of the Mughal army, along with their mahouts. However, Ramprasad's mahout was shot with an arrow by the Mughal forces and downed.
After Mansingh received news that one elephant was killing his soldiers rapidly, he formed a Chakravyuh, consisting of seven mightiest royal elephants of the Mughal army, with 14 strong men holding each elephant. The forces surrounded Ramprasad, allowing Mansingh to capture him after killing Pratap Singh Tomar.
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