Epigraphia Indica Vol 21

SR No.: 032575
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1931
Total Pages: 398
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 18 MB

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No. 42] FOURTH SLAB OF KUMBHALGARH INSCRIPTION; VIKRAMA-S. 1517. 279
distressed Champavati, burnt the city of Vrindāvati and caused trembling to the hill fort of Gargarāta theagh levalour (vv. 257-259). He burnt Mallāranyapura, upheld (?) Simhapuri by scattering the enemies, desolated Ratnapura and imprisoned many kings (v. 260). He conquered Ranastambha in Sapädalaksha, devastated Amradādri, got the best of his quarrel with Kotarā and laid waste Bambavado (vv. 261-262). He took the fort of Mandalakara, won with ease Hādāvați, fortified by numerous forts and made its rulers his feudatories and raised pillars of victory. Besides he conquered Gopura, Shatpura, Vrindāvati and Mandaladurga, desolated Visālanagara and attacked Giripura whose ruler Gaipāla fled in terror (vv. 263-267). He defeated Mahammada at Sāramgapura and brought as captives numerous women of the lord of Pärasīkas (vv. 268-269). The last verse states that he drank up the ocean in the form of the army of the Mālava king. Then follows the date which is, as already mentioned, partly damaged in this inscription.
As regards the personages mentioned in this inscription, Lakshmasimha (v. 180) was the ruler of an estate called Sisõdā belonging to the Rāņā (junior branch) of the Guhila family of Mewār. He was killed along with his seven sons while fighting against 'Alāu-d-din Khalji of Delhi in the siege of Chitor in A.D. 1303, during the reign of Rāwal Ratnasimha of Mewar. His victory over the Mālava king Gögadēva mentioned in v. 181 is also corroborated by the Rānapura inscription. The battle which he seems to have fought with the Mālava king appears to have taken place during the reign of Ratnasimha's father Samarasimha.
Arisimha was killed in the battle of Chitor as said above. Only the youngest son of Lakshmasimha, namely Ajayasimha survived to become the ruler of Sisodā.
Hammira (v. 185) was the son of Arisimha and succeeded to the throne of Sisõdā after his uncle Ajayasimha. He was very brave and gradually made himself master of the throne of Chitor.
Kshētrasimha (v. 191) was the eldest son of Hammira. The Muhammadan army which he destroyed near Chitor (v. 192) was that of Ami Shāh, as appears from verses 197, 200 and 202.
The brave Ranamalla, who had humbled the Muhammadan king and killed many Muhammadans (vv. 193 and 196), was the ruler of Idar and was the son of Jaitkaran, who was defeated by the Mahārāņā Hammira. Dafar Khān, the ruler of Pattan (v. 196), was probably Zafar Khan (II), the governor of Gujarāt. He was a descendant of a converted Rājput and fought twice with Rao Ranamalla of Idar.? He afterwards assumed the name of Muzaffar Shāh, after making himself independent of the king of Delhi.
Ami Sāha (vv. 197 and 202) was evidently the Sultan Dilāvar Khān Ghuri of Mālwā, whose defeat by Kshētrasimba is mentioned in verses 197, 201 and 202.10 The ruler Sädal and others referred to in v. 199 cannot be identified with certainty. Sādal, however, appears to be the ruler Sātal of Tödā in Jaipur state.
1 As appears from v. 180 of this record.
. He is called Köka and was defeated by 'Alaud-din's chieftain in A.D. 1304 (Briggs' Ferishta, Vol. I, p. 361.)
Bhavnagar Inscriptions, p. 114. Also Ann. Rep. Arch. Sur. of India, 1907-08, p. 216.
The present inscription does not mention this relationship. It is found only in bardio poems. Soo Cambridge History of India, Vol. III, p. 626-Ed.). Ind. Ant., Vol. 55, p. 11.
Ibid, p. 12. Bomb. Gaz., Vol. I, pt. i, pp. 232-33.
• Duff's Chronology. p. 234. • Memoirs of Jehangir by Alexander Rodgers, Vol. I, p. 407, Elliot's History of India, Vol. IV, p. 552, 10 See also Bhar. Ins., p. 119, verse 29, and Rajputana Museum Report, 1924-26, p. 3.