Jaimal Rathore of Badnor and Patta of Kelwa (Jaimal Rathore: cousin of Meerabai, Patta or Fatta:Fateh Singh Sisodiya) were Indian warriors.
Attack of Akbar[edit]
They faced the attack of Akbar in 1567 and 1568 AD on the fort of Chittor. Briefly explained, Rai Jaimal was the brother of the bhakti poet, Mirabai, and was entrusted with the defense of Chittor when it was assaulted by the Akbar-led Islamic army. Jaimal Rathore was a victor of many battles. He is remembered as the hero of Badnor who organized the resistance to the advance of the Mughal's and other Muslim marauders like the Turkic clans of Afghanistan.
His victorious track record led him to be entrusted with the defence of Chittor along with the relative of Rana Udaisingh, the chief of Salumbar. His son was the 16 year old Udayabhanu Pratap (Patta) who, along with his young bride died fighting the Mughals. Rana Udai Singh left the fort together with his family. Jaimal Rathore of Merta was appointed qiledar (Commander in charge) of the fort. Akbar arrived at Chittor on 23 October 1567 AD and besieged the fort. The siege continued for at least four months. Ultimately Akbar ordered his men to bury mines and explode them to demolish the walls of the fort so that his army could enter. The people inside the fort were short of food and water and other supplies. Finally Akbar was able to damage one wall. The next morning on 23 February 1568 AD Jaimal Rathore started repairing the damaged wall. Akbar noticed him walking on the walls and guessed from his clothing that he was an important person. He shot at him with his gun "Sangram" and wounded Jaimal in the leg.
When the Rajputs in the fort felt that the war could not be won, they decided to sacrifice themselves. On the same night Rajput ladies committed Jauhar. When the flames were sighted atop the fort, Raja Bhagwandas of Amer immediately realized that they were the flames of Jauhar. He cautioned the Mughal forces to be ready to face the ferocious Rajput men at any moment because Rajputs would fight to the death. Next morning the Rajput men under the command Rathore and his army performed Saka (Kesariya or Saffron) by wearing saffron clothes and fought their last fight. Since Jaimal was injured and could not ride a horse, his brother Kalla Rathore sat him on his own shoulders and as a single entity, they fought with four hands. When Jaimal died, Patta Sisodia took command, but he too died in the battle. Akbar commissioned a statue of Jaimal and Patta riding on elephants at the gates of the Agra fort as a mark of their bravery. The statues were later destroyed by Aurangzeb.
Ballads record that Jaimal-Patta had cursed Raja Mansingh of Amer (Jaipur) who was Akbar's key strategist (he conceived the plan to make MOHAR TEKRI by paying anyone who carried one basket of sand to make a high point allowing artillery to reach the fort). The kings in Jaipur were cursed and had to adopted their heirs from that time on.
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