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

Maharana Kumbha.
established a seminary to teach the Vedas¹ to
the Brahmins who had taken to agriculture.
In A.D. 1433, the Maharana left Chitor to
quell a revolt of the hill tribes in his
dominions. While he was encamped at
Madaria, a deputation came from the Chief of
Gagroon requesting immediate help in fulfil-
ment of a promise given by the Maharana at
the marriage of his daughter. Besides seven
sons, Mokal had a daughter named Lalbai,²
who had been married to Achal Singh, the
Kheechi Chief of Gagroon. Achal Singh had
at the Hathleva demanded and received from
the Maharana the pledge of succour on
invasion of his territory. As Sultan Hoshang
of Malwa, attacked Gagroon, Achal Singh sent
his son Dhiraj Singh to the Maharana demand-
ing fulfilment of his pledge. As the Maharana
was preparing to go towards Gágroon, news
arrived that Sultan Ahmad Shah of Gujrat had
passed through Dungerpur and had begun
to demolish temples in Jheelwara in Mewar.
Mokal started to drive the Sultan out of
¹ Kumbhalgarh Inscription of A.D. 1460.
² Kaviraj Bankeydas in his Miscellany gives her name as
Pushpawati.
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