lake was completed in 1562 and the new capital soon came to be known as Udaipur. In 1557, Udai was defeated by Maldev Rathore at the Battle of Harmada and lost Merta to him. In 1562, Udai gave refuge to Baz Bahadur, the last ruler of the Malwa Sultanate, whose kingdom had been annexed by Akbar into the Mughal Empire. In September 1567, his son Shakti Singh came to him from Dhaulpur and told him of Akbar's plan to capture Chittor. According to Kaviraj Shyamaldas, Udai Singh called a council of war. The nobles advised him to take refuge along with the princes in the hills, leaving a garrison at Chittor. On 23 October 1567 Akbar formed his camp near Chittor. Udai Singh retired to Gogunda (which later became his temporary capital) leaving Chittor in the hands of his loyal chieftains Rao Jaimal and Patta. Akbar captured Chittor after a four-month-long siege on 23 February 1568; the siege culminated in a brutal sacking of the city, leaving Chittor's garrison and 25-40,000 civilians dead. With Chittor lost to the Mughals, Udai would later shift his capital to Udaipur. He died in 1572 in Gogunda. After his death, Jagmal tried to seize the throne but the nobles of Mewar prevented Jagmal from succeeding and placed Maharana Pratap Singh on the throne on 1 March 1572. In popular culture In the 2008 romance drama film Jodhaa Akbar, a partly fictionalized version of Udai Singh II is portrayed by actor Surendra Pal. In the 2013 television serial, Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, Udai Singh II was portrayed by Shakti Anand. References External links Mewar Encyclopedia, eternalmewar.in. Accessed 30 November 2022. Mewar dynasty Maharana Pratap 1522 births 1572 deaths Indian city founders Rajput rulers History of Udaipur 16th-century Indian monarchs