Allauddin Khilji got angry by this and declared the war on Chittor directly.
Enraged, he lays siege to Ratan Singh's capital Chittor.
Alauddin Khilji fascinated on the Maharani Padmavati and came to Chittor to see her.
On his death bed,
Pratap told his son never to submit to the Mughals and to win Chittor back.
He applied for'Inspector of School education' and was selected for the post and
the initial posting was in Chittor.
The pain of his father's death, and the fact that his father had not been able to see Chittor again, troubled the young Maharana deeply.
Rana Pratap's estimated 800-strong van was commanded by Hakim Khan Sur with his Afghans, Bhim Singh
of Dodia, and Ramdas Rathor son of Jaimal, who defended Chittor.
In 1615 Amar Singh I, the son of Pratap Singh accepted Mughal suzerainty and
one year later Jahangir, as a goodwill gesture, returned him Chittor Fort under the condition that it will never be repaired, as the Mughals
feared that it might be used a bastion for future rebellions.
The Chittor Fort is the largest fort in the Indian subcontinent.
The oldest temple which has so far been traced is the Vishnu temple near Chittor.
of Dodia, and Ramdas Rathor son of Jaimal, who defended Chittor.