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Jagjit Uppal
Illustrator : H.S
Chavan and Dilip Kadam
ISBN : 81-7508-204-6
Vol. No : 676
Maharana Kumbha was a scion
of the Sisodiya branch of the House of Hammir.Kumbha ascended the throne
of Mewar in 1433 after his father, Rana Mokal, was killed in a treacherous
conspiracy. Rana Kumbha ruled for thirty-five years, a period replete with
campaigns. He never lost a battle even when confronted with the toughest
adversaries. He built a numbers of formidable fortresses all over Rajasthan
which proved to be a great strategic importance to later rulers of Mewar.
The Tower of Victory he built in Chittor is one of the landmarks of Rajasthan.Maharana
Kumbha was not only a great sovereign and military commander but also a
great scholar and musicologist. He wrote commentaries on the Gita-Govinda
by Jayadeva and composed works like the ‘Chandi Shataka’ and ‘Sangeet Ratnakar’.Among
the galaxy of Rajput sovereigns, Maharana Kumbha occupies a pre-eminent
position. His natural abilities and achievements place him in the forefront
of the great rulers not only of Mewar, but also of entire India. The material
for this Chitra Katha has been drawn from the famous book on the life of
Kumbha by Haribilas Sarda.
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