Indian Antiquary Vol 57

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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FEBRUARY, 1928)
RAWAL JAITRASIMHA OF MEWAR
'Izzu'ddîn Balban was appointed to the provinces of Ajmer, Mandawar and Nagaur. 18 A few years after Nâşiru'ddîn Mahmûd Shah came to the throne of Delhi, Izzu'ddîn Balban revolted. The Sultan, therefore, marched towards Nagaur and caused him to submit.19
In the beginning of the Hijri year 651 (A.D. 1253), the Sultan lost confidence in his minister Ghiyagu'ddin Balban, originally a slave of Altamsh, with the result that he dismissed him from office, bestowing on him the small estate of Hânsi for his maintenance.20 Thereupon the ex-minister, with the help of other states, raised an army against the king, who now proceeded to Hânsi against him.21 Ulugh Khân (the title received by Ghiyâgu'd-dîn Balban after he became minister) retired to Nagaur (the capital of Jâugal), and invaded the territory of Ranthambhor, Bandi and Chitrur (Chitor).22 So, it is likely that it is this invasion of Ulugh Khân upon Chitor which refers to the fight of Jaitrasimha with Jângal. The old wasîr, however, succeeded later on in gaining the confidence of the King of Delhi, and was reinstated in his post.
In respect of Malwa and Gujarât, verses 28 and 19 respectively of the Chirwa inscription clear up the doubt. The former23 says that Madana showed valour on the battlefield of Utthunaka (Arthuni in Banswara State), while fighting against king Jaitramalla in the cause of Jêsala (Jaitrasiinha). Arthuna was at that period under the Paramâra rulers of Malwa and Jaitramalla, most certainly Jayatungidêva of Malwa, who was a contemporary of Jaitrasinha of Mewar.24
According to verse 19 of the above inscription, Bâlâka is said to have been killed in front of Jaitrasimha, while fighting against Rånå Tribhûvana.25 Tribhuvana was evidently the suc. cessor of Bhimadêva II. of Gujarat, and was the contemporary of Rawal Jaitrasimha of Mewâr.
Lastly, concerning the fight with Mârwår, we find that in the period we are talking of, the Chauhâng of Jalor, under Udayasinha, were the predominant rulers in Mârwâr. The Chauhậns of Jalor were the offshoots of the Chauhans of Nadol. It was Kitu (Kirti. påla), grandfather of Udayasimha and founder of the Jalor branch, who, by strength of his arms, wrested the fort of Jâlor (Jâvâlipura) from the Paramâras and made it his capital.27 The descendants of Kirtipala were known as the Chauhậns of Jâlor. It was this Kirtipala who also wrested Chitor from Sâmantasimha, then ruler of Mewar26. Now, in the inscription of Samarasimha mentioned above, Rawal Jaitrasimha is said to have destroyed Naddule (Nadol), which was within the territory of Jålor at this time. This event must have occurred during the time of Udayasimha, and was probably due to the fact that Rawal Jaitrasimha wanted to avenge the defeat by Kirtipäla of his forefather Samantasimha of Mewâr.
Besides the above, there were other incursions made upon Mewar during the reign of Jaitrasimha. In A.H. 646 (A.D. 1247), Jalâlu'ddîn, brother of the Sultân Nâşiru'ddîn Mahmûd, was recalled by the latter from his government of Kanauj, but being afraid of a plot against his life, he fled to the hills of Chitor. The king pursued him in vain for about eight months and then returned to Delhi.29 In the year A.H. 653 (A.D. 1256) the king quarrelled with his mother who, after the death of Shamsu'ddin Altamsh, had married Saifu'ddîn Qutlugh Khân, a noble of the court. Nâşiru'ddin, however, in order to remove his mother away from Delhi, assigned the government of Oudh to her husband, who was 18 Duff's Chronology, p. 188.
19 Briggs, Ferishta, vol. I, p. 238. 20 Ibid., p. 240.
21 Ibid., pp. 241-42. 29 Duff's Chronology, p. 195. 23 यः श्रीजेसनकार्वे भवदुत्थूणकरणांगण पहरम् ।
पंचनगुरिकन समं प्रकटबलो जैवमलेन । 24 The Parmaras of Dhar and Malwd, by Captain C. E. Luard and K. K. Tale, p. 40.
बालाका कोडकमहणे श्रीजैनसिंहभूपपुरतः ।
विभुवनराणकयुद्धे जगाम युध्वा परं लोकं ।। 26 Duff's Chronology, p. 189.
27 Ep. Ind., vol. IX, p. 93 n. 38 Ind. Ant., vol. LIII, p. 101.
29 Briggs, Ferishta, vol. I, p. 238.