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

Maharana Kumbha. Khan Ghori, whose real name was Hassan, Governor of Malwa about 1373 A.D. Amir Timur captured Delhi on 18th December, 1398 A.D. and sacked it on the 28th. Sultan Mahmud Tughlaq, the son of Firoz Shah Tughlaq, fled towards Gujrat, and finding his way barred by Maharana Mokal, who inflicted a defeat on him at Raipur, he turned towards Malwa, where he was wel- comed and royally entertained by Dilawar Khan. On Timur's departure, Mahmud Tughlaq returned to Delhi; and in 1401 A.D., Dilawar Khan proclaimed his independence and took up his residence at Dhar. The kingdom of Malwa thus created, continued in existence till the year 1530 A.D. when Bahadur Shah of Gujrat conquered it and annexed it to his dominions. In 1570 A.D., Malwa became a part of the Mughal Empire when Baz Bahadur accepted Akbar's allegiance. Dilawar Khan's reign was a very short one. He was murdered by his ambitious and unscrupulous son Alp Khan, who mounted the throne in 1405 A.D. under the title of 46