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

Maharana Kumbha.
greatest sovereign of all times in Asia or
Europe, and had had ranged against him not
only the whole might of Akbar's empire, but
also the knowledge and resources of the kings
of Amber (Jaipur), Jodhpur and Bikaner. Yet
he triumphed over this powerful combination
and succeeded in preserving the independence
of Mewar and the liberties of his people.
For sheer intellectual ability, however,
Kumbha takes the first place amongst the
Maharanas of Mewar. If we consider his
great work for the defences and the embellish-
ment of Mewar, he again stands easily the first.
As an ever-victorious monarch, he stands
unrivalled amongst the kings of India of the
last thousand years.
Sāngā also was a great sovereign, and
triumphed over all his enemies except Babur.
Maharana Raj Singh had to fight the Moghal
empire in India at its zenith, and succeeded in
defeating the attempts of Aurangzeb to
reduce Mewar to submission. But the heroic
and successful fights the Maharanas were able
to put up against the Moghal Emperors were
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