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

[Header] Maharana Kumbhá.

Maharana Mokal's suzerainty, and in acknowledg- ment of it used to send all colts born in Nagor to the Maharana's stables at Chitor. ¹ The Shringirishi Inscription of A.D. 1428 (V. S. 1485) says that Padshah Ahmad (of Gujrat) was defeated by Mokal and had to flee for his life, leaving his treasure behind. Also, Kumbhalgarh Inscription of 1460 A.D. says that both Firoz and Muhammad (Ahmad) were defeated and had to flee for their lives. The Eklingji Temple Inscription,² V. 44, of 1488 A.D., of the time of Maharana Raimal says that Maharana Mokal obtained a victory at Jahazpur over Firoz Khan. Mokal rebuilt the great temple of Samidd- heshwar Mahadeva³ near the "Tower of Victory" at Chitor and made a grant of Dhanpur for its upkeep; and gave the villages of Bándanwara (now in the Ajmer District) and Ramgaon (2 miles from Eklingji) for the upkeep of the Eklingji temple. He construc- ¹ Kaviraj Bankey Das' Miscellany of Historical Records : Record No. 943. ² Bhavanagar Inscriptions, p. 120. ³ This temple was originally built by Raja Bhoja, the famous Paramra King of Dhar, and was called Tribhuvan Narain Temple after Bhoja's surname, Tribhuvan Narain. 27