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112 EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
[Vol. XXX W! en the Rāņā was halting at Nainavārā, the Ballas of Bhadēsara presented him with & number of horses, elepbants and camels (captured from the enemy).
The loss sustained in that battle included fifty thousand men dead."
The Emperor of Dilli then came to Chitrakūta. Akbar also, setting afoot a false rumour, came there, and from Chhappanna, Hasana Allikhã, too, arrived there. The Rāņā, filled with anger, soon came to Nābi (the village of Nai) from the village of Kotadi (Kotda), followed by his army,
Prince Bhimasimha, sent by the Ränä, effected the destruction of Idara (Idar in Gujarat) and Saidahasa' fled from there. Badanagara was plundered and a sum of 40,000 rupees was taken by Bhimasimha as fine. Similarly, Bhimasimha took 2,00,000 rupees as fine in Ahamadanagara in addition to causing plunder of the city. He also caused one big mosque and three hundred small mosques to be destroyed, and thereby vindicated his resentment at the destruction of Hindu temples by the Muslims.3.
Prince Jayasimha, following the command of his father, took with him a number of chiefs such as Jhālā Chandrasena (of Sádrī), the Chōhāna Rāva Sabalasimha (of Bēdlā), his brother Ráva Kēsarisimha, Rāthod Gopīnātha son of Arisimha, Bhagavamtasimha, and many other Kshatriyas, besides 13,000 strong cavalry and 20,000 strong infantry, and marched towards Chitrakūta in order to gain victory over his enemies. There those Thakkuras in a terrible fight at night killed a thousand men and three elephants of the Emperor of Dillī. In the end, Akbar retired (towards Ajmer) and the Rajputs captured fifty horses and presented them to Jayasimha Prince Jayasimha, thus pleased with his triumph, went to see his father. Gangakūvara (Gangādās), son of Saktāvata Rāvat Kësarisimha (of Bänsi) seized eighteen elephants and a number of horses and camels from the Emperor's army, and presented them to the Rāņā.
Afterwards, the Rāņā sent Prince Bhimasimha with an army to fight with Akbar and Tahabara Khāna. Crossing the Devasūri (Dēsūri pass) he fought them at Ghānorānagara (Ghāņērā). The Solarki hero Bikā (of Rūpnagar) fought in defence of the ghađa (pass).
Similarly, Prince Gajasimha, sent by the Rāņā, destroyed Bēgamapura (Bēgūm).
It is stated that Aurangzeb then showed his readiness to make peace with the Ränā, giving three provinces or 3,00,000 rupees.?
Like the foregoing canto, the present one also ends with the genealogies of the Rāņā and of the poet.
Slab XXIV; Canto XXIII On the 10th day of the bright fortnight of Kärttika in the year 1737, Rāņā Rājasimha died after making numerous gifts to Brāhmaṇas. The victorious Jayasimha was encamping at the city of Kadaija (Kuraj village). Fifteen days after his father's death, he ascended the throne. Residing at Kadamja (Kadaija and Kadamja are identical) in the month of Märgaśīrsha in the year 1737, Jayasimha heard that Tahabara Khāna had crossed Dēvasūrī (village Dēsūri near the entrance to
Ojha, op. cit., p. 876.
Saidahasa (Sayyid Khan 1) (v. 26) probably refers to Sayad Kamal, son of Sayad Kamil, who was the commander of Sadra in Mahikautha, which was one of the military posta during the viceroyalty in Gujarat of Muhammad Amin (1674-1683). See Bomb. Gaz., Vol. I, pt. i, pp. 85-86,
Ojha, op. cit., p. 877.
For the war in Mewar, see Sarkar, History of Aurangzeb, Vol. III, pp. 339-347. See also ibid., pp. 378-81, Appendix X.
Ojha, op. cit., pp. 878-79. See also next canto where the same incident is repeated in greater detail. .Ibid., p. 879.
Ibid., p. 878. • Ibid., p. 879.
