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

CHAPTER XVI.
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KUMBHA AS A SOVEREIGN.
Of the various Rajput clans, who have
ruled or are ruling in Rajputana, only the
Chauhans, the Guhilots (Sisodias) and the
Rathods ever fought for the liberties of their
country and played prominent parts in the
history of Rajputana during the last 800 years.
And of these three, the Chauhans of Ajmer
alone achieved Imperial position, and became
supreme rulers of India during the twelfth
century of the Christian era. The Guhilots
(Sisodias), after the decline of the Chauhans,
achieved suzerain power in Rajputana and
enjoyed a position, achieved by no other
Rajput clan.
When the first Afghan invasion of India
took place in 1191 A.D., it was the Chauhan
Emperor Prithviraj who fought against the
invader Shahbuddin Ghori. And later, when
Babur invaded India, it was the Sisodia king,
Maharana Sānga of Mewar, who, as the most
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