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Write brief essay-Rana Pratap’s patriotism was his only offence.

  • UPSC 1999
  • Akbar

The statement casts Maharana Pratap Singh (r. 1572–97) of Mewar as a wronged patriot punished for love of his land, but the claim needs testing against what he actually did, and what "offence" meant in Akbar's eyes.

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