महाराणा सांगा: द हिन्दूपत (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य एवं खानवा महायुद्ध इतिहास)

Maharana Sāngā.
of the country round, went to the support
of the Rana. Thus on both sides enormous
forces were assembled. But the enterprise
of Malik Ayaz did not advance in conse-
quence of the ill-feeling entertained against
him by the Amirs...... .....No progress
was made in the siege of the fort." It is
probable that Sultan Mahmud Khilji, who
had personal experience of the irresistible
charge of the Rajput cavalry warned the
Gujarāt generals of the impending disaster
to their arms, and advised them to make
peace and return home. Malik Ayaz fore-
seeing the ruin of his forces in the
prolongation of the struggle made peace and
fell back on Khiljipur,¹ and eventually
retreated to Gujarāt.
¹ The Persian historians attribute the opening
of peace negotiations by Malik Ayaz to ill-feeling
between him and Qiwam-ul-mulk, the additional
convenient reason as usual being that the Maharana
offered his submission. The Mirati Sikandari says
that Malik Ayaz was commander-in-chief and was in
command of the main army consisting of 100,000
cavalry and artillery, and that Qiwam-ul-mulk had only
20,000 men under him, and that the latter and Sultan
Mahmud Khilji were anxious to fight. Further on it
says that Mahmud Khilji dissuaded Qiwam-ul-mulk
from going against the wishes of Malik Ayaz, who
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