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

Maharana Kumbha.
Abu, conquer it and restore it to Sirohi.
Imadul Mulk had to pass through narrow
passes, and the Rajputs from the heights
attacked the Gujrat forces from all sides,
and defeated the Malik, inflicting severe losses.
The Chitor Tower of Victory Inscription,
verse 284, says:—"The great Maharana by
force of arms, conquered Abu and built the
fort of Achalgarh on the summit of the hill,
and as an offering to Vishnu, built the
temple of Kumbhaswami there. The Ekling-
Mahatamya, written in Kumbha's time, says
the same thing. The song which ends with
the couplet:—
डोडे राव सिरोही दुजडा दलसजड़ा पर हंस दिया ।
आबु गिरवर शिखर ऊपरां कुम्भे सरवर महल किया ॥
celebrates this event. The couplet says that
Kumbha after conquering Abu, constructed
a lake and a palace there.¹
CONQUEST OF BUNDI.
Bundi is now the head of the ruling
houses of the great Chauhan family of the
¹ See Vir Vinod, Vol. I, p. 332.
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