The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was fought between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal army led by:

Explanation

Rajasthan Tourism identifies Haldighati as the mountain pass that became the site of the 1576 Battle of Haldighati. The combatants were Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar and Raja Man Singh of Amber, whom Rajasthan Tourism describes as the general of the Mughal emperor Akbar. This is why Man Singh I of Amber is the answer: the question asks for the commander who led the Mughal army, not for Akbar himself or for another Mughal court figure. The battle was fought on 18 June 1576 and, although Pratap lost the battle, he never surrendered.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) Todar Mal is not the commander at Haldighati; Rajasthan Tourism identifies Raja Man Singh of Amber as Akbar's general there.
• (C) Birbal does not fit the chain of command for this battle, because the Mughal side is tied specifically to Raja Man Singh of Amber.
• (D) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan was not the Mughal commander at Haldighati; Rajasthan Tourism identifies Raja Man Singh of Amber in that role.

Concept

This tests the RAS Rajasthan History theme of Mewar's resistance to Mughal expansion. Haldighati recurs because it links a date, a battlefield, Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal commander in one high-yield factual frame.

Source

• Rajasthan Tourism

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