महाराणा सांगा: द हिन्दूपत (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य एवं खानवा महायुद्ध इतिहास)

Maharana Sāngā.
His son, Kanh Singh, by an act of heroism
and self-sacrifice, paralleled only by the
achievement of Balloo Saktawat during
Maharana Amar Singh’s attack on the fort
of Ontala, then held by the Imperial garrison
in Emperor Jahangir’s reign, earned undying
glory as a Rajput hero. When the moment
for storming the fort came, the elephants
refused to force open the gates, owing to
the long iron spikes upon them. In that
emergency, Kanh Singh rushed to the gate,
covered the spikes with his body and urged the
elephant to force the gates open, himself being
impaled on the spikes. This act of heroism
sent a thrill of enthusiasm through the
Maharana’s army, while it struck terror into
the hearts of the Sultan’s garrison inside the
fort. The Rajputs rushed into the fort, sword
in hand, and slaughtered the garrison,
Mubariz-ul-mulk again fleeing by the back door
of the fort. Just as he was making his exit
from the fort, the same bard as had told him
in open Darbār at Idar that Sanga would
soon come and drive him out of Idar, appear-
ed and taunted him on his flight, and put him
to shame for continually showing the white
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