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

Maharana Kumbha.
the Rathods treacherously supplanted the
Pratihars. No responsible historian has ever
asserted that the Rathods under Chonda or
someone else wrested Mandor from the
Pratihars by treachery. The fact is that the
Pratihars of Mandor had become very weak
by constant warfare, defending themselves
against the Mussalmans of Nagor on one side
and the Chauhans of Jalor on the other; and
when they found that they could no longer
stand these inroads, they allied themselves to
the rising Rathod Power led by the enterpris-
ing Chonda and very wisely handed over the
defence of their land to their relations, the
Rathods.
There was no question of treachery or
unfair dealing of any kind. On the contrary,
if the Pratihars had not entrusted the protec-
tion of Mandor to Rathod Chonda, the probabi-
lities are that Mandor would have fallen into
the hands of the Muslim rulers of Nagor.
Not only did Chonda consolidate his
kingdom, keeping off the Muslims of Nagor,
but succeeded eventually in subjugating them
and taking possession of their capital Nagor.
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