Maharani Phool Bai Rathore

Maharani Phool Bai Rathor was the 5th wife of the great Maharana Pratap.She was the granddaughter of Maharaja Maldev Rao and the princess of Marwar.She was known as 'Roop Kanwar' as she was believed to be the most beautiful princess of that era.She is regarded as Maharani as she played a major role in Maharana Pratap's life.She was one of the reason of Maharana Pratap and Akbar's enimity.After Raja Maldev's death Akbar took over Marwar and Phool Kanwar was saved my Maharana Pratap from going to Akbar's harem.It is believed that she was Maharana Pratap's childhood friend who had been loving him since childhood.Maharana Pratap shared a friendship bond wih her until Maharani Ajabdeh's death.She the became his only support system and maybe entered his love life too.After Ajabdeh's death she also brought up Amar Singh.
She was the only wife of Maharana Pratap who knew sword fighting and had the extreme sensibility to plan a war.It is believed that she also fought with her own father who was then Akbar's pawn when Maharaa Pratap was fighting Akbar.
Phool Kanwar was also related to Maharana Pratap's step mother Rani Dheer Bai.
She was the mother of Maharana Pratap's second son Chanda Singh and 4th son Shekha Singh.She had 2 daughters too but their names are unclear.

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