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

Maharana Sāngā.
his officers were killed and the army was
nearly annihilated. Asaf Khan's son was
killed, and Asaf Khan himself sought safety
in flight. Sultan Mahmud was taken
prisoner, wounded and bleeding. The
noble Maharana had him removed with
care to his own camp, where his wounds
were carefully dressed and properly treated.
He was then removed to Chitor, where
he remained a prisoner for three months.
Every comfort was provided for him, and
when his wounds were healed up and
he was restored to health, the high-souled
Maharana, with a magnanimity unique in
the annals of warfare, not only set him
free¹ but restored his dominions to him,
and sent him to Mandu with a strong
Rajput escort.
The Maharana used to treat Sultan
Mahmud with great courtesy and friendship,
so far at times as to make him sit on a
¹ A poet says :—
राहां पकड़ छोड़बो सांगा थारे हांसां खेल हमीरह‌रा.
"Sāngā, descendant of Hammir, to capture and set
free kings is a joke and play for thee.
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