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'''Ram Prasad''' (''meaning: Gift from Lord Rama'') was an elephant of [[Maharana Pratap]]'s army mentioned in the scripts of [[ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni|Al-Qadir Badayuni]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Parvati |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S1W_EAAAQBAJ&dq=ramprasad+elephant&pg=PA181 |title=A Lamp for the Dark World: Akbar, India's Greatest Mughal |date=2023-05-15 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-7790-7 |language=en}}</ref> Ramprasad was trained in the [[Kingdom of Mewar]] and fought the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] army in the [[Battle of Haldighati]] on 18 June 1576.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shelat |first=Jayendra Manilal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1dEmAQAAMAAJ&q=ramprasad+elephant |title=Akbar |date=1959 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ratnawat |first=Shyam Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yls6AAAAMAAJ&q=ramprasad+elephant |title=Kachhawan Ri Vanshavali |date=1981 |publisher=Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Jadunath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bVgGEQAAQBAJ&dq=ramprasad+elephant&pg=PA176 |title=Military History of India |date=2022-01-01 |publisher=Abhishek Publications |isbn=978-93-5652-020-2 |language=en}}</ref><br />
[[File:India, Rajasthan, Mewar school - Caparisoned Elephant with a Mahout - 2005.202 - Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|Painting depicting a Mewari Mahout riding Ramprasad]]<br />
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== Life ==<br />
[[File:Chokha, Battle of Haldighati, painted 1822.jpg|thumb|Painting of the Battle of Haldighati (1576) painted in 1822]]<br />
[[Maharana Pratap]] had a deep love for his horse [[Chetak]] and also for an elephant whose name was Ramprasad.{{cn|date=August 2025}} <br />
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[[ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni|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.{{cn|date=August 2025}} However, Ramprasad's mahout was shot with an arrow by the Mughal forces and downed.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Manimugdha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOOqDwAAQBAJ&dq=ramprasad+elephant&pg=PT215 |title=Allahu Akbar: Understanding the Mughal in Today's India |date=2019-10-18 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-93-86950-54-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mathur |first=Laxman Prasad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=01RuAAAAMAAJ&q=ramprasad+elephant |title=War Strategy of Maharana Pratap: Its Evolution and Implementation |date=2004 |publisher=Publication Scheme |isbn=978-81-8182-016-7 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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After [[Man Singh I|Mansingh]] received news that one elephant was killing his soldiers rapidly, he formed a [[Chakravyuha|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.{{cn|date=August 2025}} Ramprasad was sent to [[Agra]] under intense security.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Prasad |first=Ishwari |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yAJuAAAAMAAJ&q=ramprasad+elephant |title=The Mughal Empire |date=1974 |publisher=Chugh Publications |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In Agra, Ramprasad got huge hospitality and was kept on royal watch by Akbar. Akbar renamed him Peerprasad and offered him sugarcanes, fruits and water, which he refused. Ramprasad died after 18 days without taking the Mughal food and water.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mathur |first=M. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwUhAAAAMAAJ&q=ramprasad+elephant |title=Battle of Haldighati |date=1981 |publisher=R. Granthagar |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=toZHAAAAMAAJ&q=ramprasad+elephant |title=Maharana Pratap & His Times |date=1989 |publisher=Maharana Pratap Smarak Samiti |language=en}}</ref>{{qn|date=August 2025}}<br />
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Akbar's comment on Ramprasad is also mentioned In the scripts of Al-Qadir Badayuni, Akbar is recorded as saying: "The one's whose elephant didn't bow down in front of me, how would I be able to slain Maharana Pratap.''"''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Srivastava |first=Ashirbadi Lal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gn4bAAAAIAAJ&q=ramprasad+elephant |title=Political history, 1542-1605 A.D |date=1962 |publisher=Shiva Lal Agarwala |language=en}}</ref>{{qn|date=August 2025}} The mughals were stunned by the loyalty of an animal towards its master.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Dasharatha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YRFUAAAAYAAJ&q=ramprasad+elephant |title=Rajasthan Through the Ages: From 1300 to 1761 A.D. |date=1990 |publisher=Rajasthan State Archives |language=en}}</ref>{{qn|date=August 2025}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Chetak]]<br />
* [[Battle of Haldighati]]<br />
* [[Kingdom of Mewar]] <br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Maharana Pratap]]<br />
[[Category:Elephants in India]]<br />
[[Category:Individual Asian elephants]]<br />
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