महाराणा सांगा: द हिन्दूपत (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य एवं खानवा महायुद्ध इतिहास)

Maharana Sāngā. succeeded,' and when four kings reigned simultaneously between Delhi and Benares."¹ The kingdom of Malwa, founded in A.D. 1401 by Dilawar Khan Ghori, was now, after only a century's existence, tottering to its fall. The cruelty and incapacity of Nāsiruddin had disgusted the nobles, and the administration had become weak and inefficient. Nāsiruddin was succeeded in 1511 A.D.² by his son, Mahmud II, who lacked all the qualities of a king except personal courage, and who consequently brought about the downfall of that kingdom. The Sultanate of Gujarāt, founded in A.D. 1407 by the Hindu convert, Zafar Khan,³ was a small principality. When separated from Delhi, the new king had but a narrow territory on the plain. On the north-west were the independent Rajas of Jalor and Sirohi from whom he occasionally levied contri- butions. The Raja of Idar, another Rajput prince, was in possession of the western ¹ Tod's Rajasthan, Vol. I., p. 299. ² Major Luard's Bibliography, &c., p. 70. ³ Bayley's History of Gujarāt, p 84. 51