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

Maharana Kumbha. of Mewar. His character and achievements are thus summed up in a sentence by Colonel Tod. He says : "All that was wanting to augment her (Mewar's) resources against the storms which were collecting on the brows of Caucasus and the shores of Oxus, and were destined to burst on the head of his grandson, Sángá, was effected by Kumbha, who with Hammir's energy, Lakha's taste for arts, and a genius comprehensive as either and more fortunate, succeeded in all his undertakings, and once more raised the crimson banner of Mewar upon the banks of the Caggar, the scene of Samarsi's defeat." ¹ Kumbhá was the eldest son of Ráná Mokal by his Parmár Queen, Sobhágya Devi, ² daughter of Rájá son of Jaitmál Sánkhla, ³ and thus united in himself the fine qualities of these two of the royal races of India, the culture of the one and the chivalry of the other. ¹ Tod's Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Vol. I, p. 287. ² Chitorgarh Kirtisthambha Inscription, verse 179. Also Kumbhalgarh Inscription of Kumbha. As a girl she was called Maya Kanwar. ³ See Kaviraj Bankey Das' Historical Miscellany : No. 450 & 1340. He was ruler of Rūnkot in Marwar. 3