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

Maharana Sāngā.
feather before the Maharana. This stung
Mubariz-ul-mulk to the quick, and he halted
on the further bank of the river that flows
by the fort and drew up his troops, which
had been reinforced by the army sent by the
Sultan from Ahmadabad, to oppose the
Maharana’s advance. As soon as the
Maharana came to know of it, he fell upon
this army and put it to flight.¹ Mubariz-
ul-mulk fled towards Ahmadabad, but
fearing pursuit, he left the direct road
and took a circuitous route. Asad-
ul-mulk and others feeling the disgrace
involved in taking such a course kept on to
the ordinary route, but they were pursued
and slain to the last man, their elephants
and equipage falling into the hands of the
¹ A. K. Forbes’ Rasmala says: “The array of
Islam was broken by the fury of Rajputs, several
officers of distinction were killed; Mubariz-ul-mulk
himself was severely wounded; his elephants were taken,
and the whole force was driven in confusion towards
Ahmadabad. Sāngā Rana now plundered the surround-
ing country at his leisure : he spared the Brahmans of
Wadnagar, but finding Visalnagar defended against him,
he took it by assault, slaying the Muhammadan
governor. Having thus revenged himself for the
insult which had been offered to him, he returned,
unopposed, to Chitor.”—p. 295.
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