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

Maharana Kumbha.

1. The earliest stone inscription of the time of Maharana Kumbhā is that dated the Kārtik Sud 2, V. S. 1491 (A D. 1434) and is in the possession of yati Khemsāgar in the village Delwārā Udaipur State. It records that, during the victorious reign of Rana Kumbha- karna, 14 Tankas (silver coins) were allotted for the worship of Dharmachintāmani Temple as detailed below :— 5 Tankas from the Māndavi (custom house); 4 from the Mapa tax (octroi); 2 from Manaheda- vatā tax ; 2 from Kharivata (Salt tax); and 1 from Patasutriya (cloth tax) of Delwara. This Inscription is published in Jainacharya Vijayadharmsuri's booklet Deva Kulapātak, p. 22.
2. Copper plate inscription of Asādh Vad Amāvasyā, S. 1494 (A.D. 1437) found in the village Nāndiya, (Sirohi State), and at present deposited in the Rajputana Museum, Ajmer. It records a grant of a well and land to one Prabhā Brahmin. (Unpublished).
3. Inscription of Māgh Sud 11, Thurs- day, S. 1494 (A.D. 1437) engraved on the pedestal of the magnificent image of Adbhudhji (Śāntinath) in the Jain temple of Adabada-

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