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

Maharana Kumbha.
Mewar in favour of Mokal in circumstances
which have made his name illustrious in the
history of India, had taken up his residence
in the court of Mandu, where the Sultan,
Dilawar Khan Ghori, had received him with
open arms and given him the district of
Hallar as jagir for his maintenance. Sultan
Mahmud Khilji now asked Chonda to lead
the Mandu army against Ran Mal, the
commander of the Mewar forces and take
revenge for the murder of Rāghavadeva.
The patriotic Chonda replied that he would
gladly have led the army against Ran Mal's
Rathods but that it was against his dharma to
take up arms against the Maharana. Rather
than stay at Mandu, he retired to his jagir.
The Maharana's army is said to have
consisted of a hundred thousand horsemen
and 1,400 elephants. The two armies met
in A.D. 1437¹ near Sarangpur,² between
Chitor and Mandsaur. After a severe engage-
¹ Mahmud Khilji ascended the throne in 1436 A.D.,
and Ran Mal, who took a prominent part in this war was
murdered in A.D. 1438. The Ranpur Temple Inscription of
1439 A.D. mentions the conquest of Mandor which followed
Ran Mal's assassination.
² The Ranpur Temple Inscription, lines 17-18. Vide,
The Bhavanagar Inscriptions, page 114.
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