A coin supposedly minted during his reign bears the year Saka 1412 (1490 CE), though the modern-style script has led to doubts regarding its authenticity.
[5] A younger son of his father, Pratap's rule had been propped up by the support of prominent army generals in opposition to his elder brother Dhanya, against whom he waged a civil war.
[7] According to the Rajmala, because of his impiety, Pratap soon lost the support of these nobles, who launched a conspiracy against him.
The chronicle continues that due to his formidable physical strength and stoutness, Pratap had to be killed at night while he slept.
[8] He was succeeded in quick succession by the minor Vijaya Manikya (who may have been his son)[1] and Pratap's younger brother Mukut, before the throne finally settled on Dhanya, whose long reign lasted until 1515.