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

Maharana Sāngā.
bined, the Sultanate would have ceased to
exist.
When Sāngā came to the throne, the
Sultanate of Gujarāt was at the meridian of
its power and prosperity. Mahmud Shah
Begara's reign was drawing to a close, and it
was with his son, Muzaffar Shah II, who
reigned till A.D. 1526, that Sāngā had to
wage wars. It was through Idar that Sāngā
came into collision with the Sultan of Gujarāt.
Idar, as stated above, is a small Rāthor
Rajput principality situated on the borders of
Gujarāt. Its ruler, Rao Bhan, died, leaving
two sons, Suraj Mal and Bhim. Suraj Mal
succeeded to the throne but died after a reign
of 18 months, leaving a minor son Rai Mal,
who became Rao of Idar. He was, however,
deposed by Bhim,¹ who usurped the throne.
Rai Mal fled to Chitor for shelter. Bhim
dying a few days after this, his son Bhar
Mal, became Rao of Idar. Rai Mal on
growing up to manhood claimed his patri-
mony, and with the assistance of Maharana
¹A. K. Forbes' Ras Mala, p. 290 (1878 edition).
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