The Battle of Haldighati, between the Mughal army led by Raja Man Singh and Maharana Pratap of Mewar, was fought in:

The Battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between the Mughal army of Akbar, led by Raja Man Singh I of Amber and Asaf Khan, and the forces of Maharana Pratap of Mewar.

About the battle:

• Haldighati is a mountain pass in the Aravalli hills, near Gogunda, in the Rajsamand district of Rajasthan.
• Its name comes from the yellow (turmeric-coloured, "haldi") soil of the area.
• Maharana Pratap's army included Rajputs, Bhils (under Rana Punja) and Afghan soldiers led by Hakim Khan Sur.
• The Mughal army was larger and had better equipment.
• The battle lasted only a few hours.
• Maharana Pratap fought bravely and attacked Man Singh, who was riding an elephant.
• He was wounded, and was forced to leave the battlefield.
• His famous horse, Chetak, carried him to safety but died of its wounds; a memorial to Chetak stands near Haldighati.

Result:

• The Mughals won the battle, but they could not capture Maharana Pratap.
• Maharana Pratap continued to resist the Mughals using guerrilla warfare from the hills.
• By the time of his death, he had recovered much of Mewar, though not Chittor.

About Maharana Pratap:

• He was born in 1540, the son of Rana Udai Singh.
• He became the ruler of Mewar in 1572.
• He refused to accept Mughal authority, unlike many other Rajput rulers.
• He died in 1597 at Chavand, his capital in the hills.
• His son Amar Singh I continued the struggle and later made peace with the Mughals.

Historian's description:

• The historian Badauni, who was present in the Mughal army, described the battle.
• Colonel James Tod called Haldighati the "Thermopylae of Mewar".

Why not the other options?

• ✗1568 is not the year of this battle.
• ✗1572 was the year Maharana Pratap became ruler.
• ✗1597 was the year of his death.