Kumbha, Rana

Kumbha, Rana
(?-1468)
   The son of the Sisodiya ruler of Mewar, Mokal (1421-1433), he came to the throne in 1433. Kumbha is cred-ited with ending the Rathor interference in Mewar and also for forc-ing the chiefs of Bundi, Kota, Chatsu, Amber, Narwar, Dungerpur, and Sarangpur to submission. Kumbha defeated Mahmud Khalji (1436-1469) at Sarangpur in 1437 and built a victory tower at Chi-tor to commemorate this victory. Subsequently, Mewar suffered re-verses at the hands of the Malwa ruler, leading to the loss of Gaga-raun (1444), Ranthambhor (1446), and Ajmer (1455). An anti-Mewar alliance of the Malwa and Gujarat sultanates in 1457 ag-gravated the military challenge faced by Rana Kumbha, who tried to hold his own by adopting a defensive policy. He was assassinated by his son Uda in 1468. Rana Kumbha, an accomplished scholar, was the author of Rasikpriya, which was a commentry on Gitagovinda. He was also known for his command of a number of languages. Sev-eral temples, tanks, gateways, and other structures erected by him are extant at Chitor.

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