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

Maharana Kumbha. took the kingdom of Abu. Lumba, a scion of the younger branch of the Chauhan rulers of Jalor, seized Abu from the Parmar Raja Hoon about the year 1311 A.D. and became the first king of the territory now known as the king- dom of Sirohi. The famous town of Chandra- vati, situated about four miles to the south of the present Abu Road Railway station on the B. B. & C. I. Ry. was then the capital of the kingdom, and Lumba took up his residence there and ruled till A.D. 1320. Maharao Sahas Mal, the seventh in descent from Lumba¹, finally abandoned Chandravati, founded the present town of Sirohi² and made it the capital of his kingdom in A.D. 1425. Sahas Mal was an ambitious ruler and made attempts to extend his dominions on all sides. He found his opportunity in the civil turmoil that followed the assassination of Maharana Mokal. He annexed some of the territory ruled by the Solanki Rajputs lying near by, ¹ Sahasmal was son of Shiv Bhan, who was son of Ran Mal; Ran Mal was son of Salkha, who was son of Samant Singh; Samant Singh was son of Kānhad Deva, who was son of Tej Singh; Tej Singh was son of Lumba. ² Mahamahopadhyaya P. Gauri Shanker's History of Sirohi, page 194. 78