Epigraphia Indica Vol 30

SR No.: 032584
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1953
Total Pages: 490
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 27 MB

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RAJAPRASASTI INSCRIPTION OF UDAIPUR of Ekalinga. Having performed pilgrimage to Dvārakā he went to Samkhõddhāra (the island of Beyt to the southwest extremity of the Gulf of Cutch), while in the meantime & siddha entered the womb of his wife for obtaining kingdom. The siddha became Mökala's son Kumbhakarna. It is said that the water of the Ganges used to flow at night from the forehead of Mokala. Mökala's son Kumbhakarna was the builder of the Kumbhalamēru fort. He had one hundred and sixteen wives. His son was Rāyamalla,' and the latter's Samgrāmasimha (Sängā) who, accompanied by two hundred thousand soldiers, marched as far as Phattēpura' in the dominions of Bābara, the king of Dilli, and fixed the boundary of his kingdom up to Piliyakhäla. His son was Ratnasimha' after whom his brother Vikramaditya became king. His brother, Ränă Udayasimha, (who followed him) built a lake called Udayasagara (6 miles to the east of Udaipur), founded the city of Udayapura and, on the occasion of the consecration of the lake, performed charities such as tulādāna as well as granted the village of Bhūravādā to Chhitūbhatta and his brother Lakshminātha. One of his warriors, the Rathoda Jaimala, as well as the Sisodiya Pattā,' and Távaradāsa (Chauhān), accompanied by soldiers, fought with Akabbara (Akbar), the king of Dilli, at Chitrakūta. Udayasimha was followed (on the throne) by his son Pratāpasimha who had a quarrel with the Kachhaväha chief Mānasimha on the question of dining together. The latter sought the help of Akabbara with whose army he met Pratāpasimha in battle at Khambhanaura. During this terrific struggle, while Manasimha was seated in an iron cage on the back of an elephant, Pratāpa's eldest son Amara, flung & spear at the temple of Manasimha's elephant; while Pratāpa did the same himself, the elephant fled. At that time, Pratāpasimha's brother Saktasimha, who accompanied Manasimha, seeing the situation, thus spoke with affection : 'O rider of the blue horse I look behind' Pratapa looked behind and saw a horse. Manasimha then sent two Mugalas (Mughals) to give chase to Pratāpa ; Saktasimha also followed. The two Mugalas fought with Pratāpa, and were killed by Saktasimha who was then recognised by Pratāpa as his brother.10 Thereafter Akabbar came and waged war with Pratapa, and finding the latter powerful, left his eldest son, named Sēkhū (Prince Salim"), there and himself went to Agră. Amarasimha took
1 Kumbhalgarh on a high peak of the Arāvall about 25 miles north of Näthadväri. • Udayasimha (Ud), the patricide, is omitted here as in many other inscriptions.
* Apparently refers to Fatehpur Sikri. Piliyakhala is identical with the PIII river near Bayāna in the former Bharatpur State. According to the Babarnam, the territory of Råna Sänga extended up to Piliyakhāla on the north, river Sindh (by which must be meant tho Kali Sindhu) on the east, Malawi on the south and hills of Mewar on the west. Ränä Singa had sent a messenger to Bābar, before his invasion, inviting him to India and offering him the territories up to Delhi, while he (Sanga) himself wanted to extend his dominions up to Agra. See Umrai Hanood, p. 292.
Ratnasimha Was Sänga's son by Dhanabal, daughter of Bāghā Sajāvat, the grandson of Rana Jõdha of Jodhpur, while Vikramaditya and Udayasinha were born of Karmavati, daughter of Narbad (Narpat) and grand. daughter of Rana Bhamida of Bundi. See Ojha, ibid., Vol. I, p. 384, notes 3-4. Ratnasimha and Vikramaditya are not mentioned in the Jagannatharaya temple inscription.
This village is in the Rajnagar District and is also mentioned in the Jagannathariya temple inscription, Slab B, vv. 113-14, see above, Vol. XXIV, pp. 76-77. The name of Vanavira (a natural son of Prithvfrāja, son of Maharana Riyamalla) who usurped the throne after putting Vikramaditya to death is not mentioned in the list.
Jaimal (Jayamalla) was the eldest of the eleven sons of Rathod Viramudeva of Modta. Seo Ojha, ibid., Vol. II, p. 412 and note 4.
Son of the well-known Churda. See ibid., Vol. I, p. 416, note 1.
For details seo Ojha, ibid., Vol. I, p. 428 and notes I and . • Village Khamnaur, near the famous battlefield of Haldighāti and about 8 miles from Nathadvāra.
10 This refers to the well-known story of Prata pa and his horse Chőtak mentioned in all the bardio chronicles and also by Tod.
11 Akbar used to call Jahangir as Shaikhu Baba during his infancy. Jahangir was so named as he was born due to the blessings of Shaikh Salim, the saintly dervish of Fatehpur Sikrf (see T'üzuk-i-Jahangiri, Rogers and Beveridge's translation, p. 2). Salim was, however, too young to join the battle at this period, See Ojha, ibid. Vol. I, p. 439, n. 5, para. 3, and Deviprasad, Tarikh Rajparshasti, p. 31, note.