After accepting Bengal's submission, Akbar takes on the might of the Rajputs. He sends his emissaries to various Rajput princes, asking them to accept his suzerainty but, knowing the Rajput reputation for valour, he uses subtle diplomacy to win them over, entering into marriage alliances with many of them. The ruler of Amer, Raja Bharmal, gives his daughter to Akbar and sets the precedent. Akbar inducts Raja Bharmal's son, Bhagwandas, and grandson, Man Singh, into his body of high ranking courtiers. Maharana Uday Singh of Mewar refuses the offer, so Akbar attacks him and annexes half his kingdom. Between 1564-1570, Akbar completes his conquest of the rajas by taking Kalinjar and Ranthambor, and gaining the submission of the rulers of Bikaner, Bundi, Jaisalmer, and Marwar & Jodhpur. In the next decade he also conquers Gujarat, and Bihar.
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The legendary Pratap Singh of Mewar also refuses to follow Akbar's biddin