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

Maharana Kumbha.
tions of Nagor. This brought Maharana
Kumbhá on the scene again with a large army.
Shams Khan was driven out of Nagor, which
passed into Kumbhá's possession. The Maha-
rana now demolished the fortifications of Nagor,
thus carrying out his long-cherished design.
The Maharana took away from the treasury of
Shams Khan a large store of precious stones,
jewels and other valuable things. The
Eklinga Mahatmya composed during Kumbhá's
lifetime, says that he "defeated the King of
the Shakas (Mussalmans), put to flight Mashiti
(Mujahid Khan), slew the heroes of Nágpur
(Nagor), destroyed the fort, filled up the
moat round the fort, captured elephants, im-
prisoned large number of Shak (Muslim)
women and punished countless Mussalmans.
He gained a victory over the King of
Gujrat, burnt the city ¹ (Nagor) with all the
mosques therein, liberated twelve lakhs of
cows from the Muslims, made the land a
pasture for cows and gave Nagor for a time
to Bráhmans."² He carried away the gates
¹ Kumbha's commentary on the Gita Govinda, verses
60-62, also reiterates these things.
²See also Chitorgarh Kirtisthambha Inscription.
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