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

Maharana Kumbha.
of Mewar. His character and achievements are
thus summed up in a sentence by Colonel
Tod. He says : "All that was wanting to
augment her (Mewar's) resources against the
storms which were collecting on the brows of
Caucasus and the shores of Oxus, and were
destined to burst on the head of his grandson,
Sángá, was effected by Kumbha, who with
Hammir's energy, Lakha's taste for arts, and
a genius comprehensive as either and more
fortunate, succeeded in all his undertakings,
and once more raised the crimson banner of
Mewar upon the banks of the Caggar, the
scene of Samarsi's defeat." ¹
Kumbhá was the eldest son of Ráná Mokal
by his Parmár Queen, Sobhágya Devi, ² daughter
of Rájá son of Jaitmál Sánkhla, ³ and thus
united in himself the fine qualities of these
two of the royal races of India, the culture of
the one and the chivalry of the other.
¹ Tod's Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Vol. I,
p. 287.
² Chitorgarh Kirtisthambha Inscription, verse 179. Also
Kumbhalgarh Inscription of Kumbha. As a girl she was
called Maya Kanwar.
³ See Kaviraj Bankey Das' Historical Miscellany : No. 450
& 1340. He was ruler of Rūnkot in Marwar.
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