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

CHAPTER VII.
ASSASSINATION OF RAO RAN MAL
AND
MAHARANA'S OCCUPATION OF MARWAR.
AFTER the crushing defeat and capture of
the King of Malwa, Mahpá (Mahipal) Panwár
and Ekká, son of Cháchá, fled to Gujrat.
The Sultan of Gujrat, not risking the dis-
pleasure of the Maharana, being aware of the
consequences to Malwa of giving shelter to
the refugees, sent them away. Finding
shelter nowhere, they came and threw them-
selves at the feet of the Maharana and sued
for mercy. The Maharana, with his usual
magnanimity, pardoned them and took them
into his service. Rao Ran Mal disapproved of
this clemency, but said nothing. ¹
The success which Ráo Ran Mal had
achieved in killing the assassins of Mokal, and
crushing the power and capturing the
person of the King of Malwa had raised
the influence and power of the Ráo to a
pinnacle whence he exercised undisputed
¹ Vir Vinod, Vol. I, p. 320-21.
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