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

CHAPTER XIII.
KUMBHA'S MONUMENTS.
KUMBA was a great commander and a great
sovereign. He not only greatly extended the
boundaries of Mewar but immensely strength-
ened its defences and adorned it with works
of art. Colonel Tod says: "He triumphed
over the enemies of his race, fortified his
country with strongholds, embellished it with
temples, and with the superstructure of her
fame laid the foundations of his own."¹ He
repopulated Vasantapur, and built seven
lakes near it in the vicinity of Anhalkund of
Vashishta² in Sirohi (near Abu).
FORTS.
"Of the 84 fortresses constructed for the
defence of Mewar, 32 were built³ by Kumbha.
He fortified the passes between the Western
¹ Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Vol. I, p. 290.
² Chitorgarh Kirtisthambha Inscription, verses 8 and 9.
³ Vir Vinod, Vol. I, p. 334. Also Tod's Rajasthan,
Vol. I, p. 289.
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