महाराणा कुम्भा (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य के अद्वितीय विजेता, निर्माता व विद्वान्)

Maharana Kumbha.
took the kingdom of Abu. Lumba, a scion of
the younger branch of the Chauhan rulers of
Jalor, seized Abu from the Parmar Raja Hoon
about the year 1311 A.D. and became the first
king of the territory now known as the king-
dom of Sirohi. The famous town of Chandra-
vati, situated about four miles to the south of
the present Abu Road Railway station on the
B. B. & C. I. Ry. was then the capital of the
kingdom, and Lumba took up his residence
there and ruled till A.D. 1320. Maharao
Sahas Mal, the seventh in descent from Lumba¹,
finally abandoned Chandravati, founded
the present town of Sirohi² and made it the
capital of his kingdom in A.D. 1425.
Sahas Mal was an ambitious ruler and made
attempts to extend his dominions on all sides.
He found his opportunity in the civil turmoil
that followed the assassination of Maharana
Mokal. He annexed some of the territory
ruled by the Solanki Rajputs lying near by,
¹ Sahasmal was son of Shiv Bhan, who was son of Ran
Mal; Ran Mal was son of Salkha, who was son of Samant
Singh; Samant Singh was son of Kānhad Deva, who was son
of Tej Singh; Tej Singh was son of Lumba.
² Mahamahopadhyaya P. Gauri Shanker's History of
Sirohi, page 194.
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