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

Maharana Kumbha.
his chiefs around him, he enquired the name
of a particular tree. Hārā Māldeva, feigning
ignorance whispered to him to ask either of
the brothers. Not perceiving the insinuation
involved in the question, Mokal turned to the
brothers and artlessly asked “Kakaji (uncle)
what tree is this ? ” The question reminded
them of their mother's origin and was taken
to be an insult.
They conspired to murder the Maharana,
and won over Mahipal Panwar popularly
called Mahpa and some other minor chiefs to
their cause. They however, failed to gain
over Malesi Dodiya,¹ brother of Shalji.
News of the conspiracy reached Ran Mal
and he warned the Maharana that an attempt
on his life was imminent. Sanwaldas, the
Raja of Idar, who had come with his army to
aid the Maharana in his attack on the King of
Gujrat came to know of the plot owing to his
intimacy with Chacha and warned Mokal,
but Mokal only laughed at the idea just as he
had taken no heed of Ran Mal's warning.
¹ Dodiya is the head of the guard at the entrance of a
palace.
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