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BHAMASAH, THE SAVIOUR OF MEWAR. 125
The invasion of Chittore by Akbar and its gallant defence by Pratap are facts well known to every student of Indian History. After the battle of Haldighat. Pratap had become a homeless wanderer and was reduced to such a straitened condition that he made up his mind to abandon Mewar and emigrate to Sindh with all his family and followers who preferred exile to degradation. He descended the Arvali and had already reached the desert when the sudden appearance of Bhamasah changed the whole situation. The faithful minister, who along with his brother Tarachand after the battle of Haldighat had been carrying on deprecations into Malwa with a view to relieve the financial strain caused by the war, now returned with a large booty and not only placed at his master's disposal the entire collection but also the riches and resources of his forefathers—which are stated to have been equivalent to the maintenance of twenty-five thousand men for twelve years-and requested him to return to his native soil and renew the war against the Moghals. The result was that Rana Pratap in a short campaign regained the whole of Mewar except Chittore, Ajmer and Mandalgarh.
The name of Bhamasah is a household word in Mewar and his memory is still gratefully cherished as an upholder of the izzal (honour) of the Mewar Raj.
2. This took place at Chulika.
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