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INTRODUCTION returned to Mandu with some gold (pp. 88-89)1.
In the same year Mahmud of Malwa, at the invitation of the Mussalman residents of Ajmer who complained of religious persecution, invaded the place. Ajmer, the ancient heritage of the Chau. hans, was added to the domains of Mewar by Rannall Rathod with the aid of the forces of Mewar in the time of Maharana Mokal (p. 90)2. Gajadhar Singh the governor of the fort of Ajmer valiantly defended it for four days, then came out and attacked Mahmud's army in the open. He was, however, killed in the action and Mahmud got the posse ssion of the fort. But while going to Mandalgarh Kumbha's army , attacked him as he came near the river Banas. He sustained a heavy defeat and had to fly to Mandu (pp. 91-92). According to Ferishta, however, 'the retreat was mutually sounded'. The remark of Mr. Briggs on this point is : "The drawn battle mentioned by the Malwa historians must be deemed a defeat” (p. 93).
Idar and Nagor involved Kumbhā in a war with the Sultans of Gujarat.
Leaving alone the semi-legendary account of the connection of Idar with Bāpā Rāval, the founder of Gubclot dynasty of Mewar, ". the geographical position of Idar in relation to Gujarat and Mewar.. made it a sort of buffer state between these kingdoms. In fact ‘ldar was the Portico of Mewar'.3 In spite of the fact that the Rathods of Idar were matrimonially related to the Sisodias of Mewar, there, were frequent feuds between the two for supremacy. Rana Hammir (A.D 1326-1364) defeated Jaitrakarņa of Idar.
of Idara According to the inscription of A. D. 1460 on the Kirtistambha of Chitor Kshetrasimgha or Khetā (A. D. 1364-1382), the great grand : father of Kumbhā (p. 4), conquered Idar and imprisoned its ruler Rājā Ran Mal (A D. 1346-1404)5 who was supposed to have defea- : ted Jafar Khan-the first Sultan of Gujarat, The inscription of A.D. :: 1485 at Ekalingji informs us that he later on placed Ran Mal's son on the the throne of Idar (p. 7). Mokal (A.D. 1420-33) (p. 26) the ... father of Kumbhā, was aided by Sanwaldas?—the Raja of Idar in his ... cxpedition against the Sultan of Gujarat (p. 31).
1. Ibid. Vol. IV, p. 222. 2. C.H.I., Vol. III, p. 523, 3. See the Letter from Raja Jai Singh of Amber to Rana Sangram of Mewar regarding
Idar written in S. 1784 (A.D. 1728), published as appendix in Todd's Rajasthan,
Vol. III, P 1825. 4. Rajputane-ka-Itihasa (Hindi), p. 550. 5. Idar räjya no Itihasa (Guj.), Part 1, by Jogidas Ambalal Joshi, (pp. 97-104). h. Semal alias Punjaji A.D. 1404-1428, ibid. pp. 104-109. 7. Santunidas was another name of Rao Bhana. He was the younger brother of Rao
Punia to whom he succeeded in 6.D. 1482 (ibid p. 111). So in the reign of Mokal he was not the ruler, but must have been sent by his brother Narandas...
