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

Maharana Kumbha. vassal.¹ He conquered Gagroon² (now in Kotah territory), destroyed Visalpur³ and raised to the ground the city of Dhanya- nagar.⁴ He destroyed Khandela⁵ and Vyas- pur.⁶ He conquered the famous fortress of Ranthambhor.⁷ He took away the whole of the wealth and kingdom of Muzaffar⁸ (King of Gujrat) and humbled his pride (V. 7); conquered Nagor⁹ (in Marwar) and plundered Jāngaladesa¹⁰ (country to the north west of Ajmer). He repeatedly defeated the kings of Malwa and Gujrat first singly and then com- bined, when their allied armies invaded Mewar.¹¹ ¹ Eklinga Mahatmya. ² Ranpur Temple Inscription. ³ Kumbhalgarh Inscription, V. 265. ⁴ Chitor Tower of Victory Inscription, V. 25. ⁵ Ibid, V. 253 ⁶ Eklinga Mahatmya. ⁷ Kumbhalgarh Inscription, V. 261. ⁸ Chitor Tower of Victory Inscription, V. 7. ⁹ Chitorgarh Kirtisthambha Inscription. For invasions of Nagor, see Chapter X supra. ¹⁰ For a full account of Jāngaladesa, see my paper on Jangal- desa, published in the Proceedings of the First Oriental Con- ference, Poona, 1921 A. D. ¹¹ Chitorgarh Kirtisthambha Inscription, a part of which is given in Cunningham's A.S. Reports Vol. XXIII. The Kirtisthambha Inscription (verse 17) says that he burnt Gujrat, conquered the ruler of Malwa (Mahmud) and destroyed his pride. Further on (verse 171) Kumbha is styled Agastya- muni (swallower) of the armies of the Sultans of Gujrat and Malwa. 117