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

Maharana Kumbha.
Arriving near Kumbhalgarh, he prepared to
destroy the temple of Bān Mata in the village
Kailwara, at the foot of the hill. This big
temple had a fortified wall round it and
contained some munitions of war. Despairing
of making any impression on the fort of
Kumbhalgarh, the Sultan determined to use
all his resources to seize this temple and
himself led the assault on it. The Maharana's
Sardar, Thakur Dip Singh, who lived in it,
collected his warriors and opposed the Sultan.
For seven days, Dip Singh successfully repulsed
all attempts of the Sultan's army to take
possession of the temple. On the seventh
day, Dip Singh was killed and the temple fell
into the hands of the Sultan. He razed it
to the ground, burnt the stone image of the
Nundi (bull) found in it and used the lime
with betel leaves. Flushed with this small
success, he started for Chitor, and leaving a
part of his army to take the fortress, advanced
to attack the Maharana, sending his father,
Azam Humayun, towards Mandsaur to lay
waste the Maharana's country.
When the Maharana heard of these events,
he left Hárávati to return to his dominions
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