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

Maharana Kumbha.
Qutb-ud-din encouraged, advanced and an
engagement took place which lasted for two
days. After the first day's engagement, both
armies retired to their camps for the night:
the dead bodies were cremated or buried, and
the wounded were tended. With the break
of day the battle was renewed, and as the
Maharana's army had the support of the hills
behind them, while the Sultan's army was in
the open, the latter suffered severely and was
driven out of the field completely vanquished.
The Sultan had to fight hard for his life and
eventually retired in safety. Thus, though the
Maharana suffered heavy losses, the Sultan
was defeated and had to return to Gujrat.
Ferishta (Vol. IV, page 42) says that the
Sultan on receiving 14 mds. of gold loaded on
two elephants and some other things as
presents made peace with the Maharana and
returned home! This is Ferishta's way of
glossing over a defeat. For, Ferishta does
not state what "seasonable donation" the
Sultan of Malwa, the ally of the Gujrat King,
received as his share of the spoils of war or
offering of peace. It is hardly possible to
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