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

Maharana Kumbha.
While the Rathods, and sometimes the
Deoras (Chauhans) of Sirohi, fought against the
Turk emperors of Delhi, it was the Maharanas of
Mewar, who continually opposed the Turks,
never bowing their head to them. They
sacrificed their all to preserve their indepen-
dance and self respect. Maharana Kumbha was
not only one of the greatest of the Maharanas,
but was the real founder of the greatness of
Mewar.
Maharana Kumbha reigned from A.D. 1433
to A.D. 1468. The period marks the consolida-
tion of the power of Mewar, which under the
great Hindupati Maharana Sanga and the
immortal Pratap, shone so brilliantly in the
following century when the great adventurer
from Samarkand invaded India, and his grand-
son Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors
of India, founded a magnificent empire in this
country. The period also marks the rise of the
Rathod Power, which later becoming famous
in history as the Lākh Talwar Rathodān,
played a prominent part in the foundation and
the consolidation of the Mughal empire during
the reigns of Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan;
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