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A n c i e n t H i s t o r y of R a j a s t h a n
Rana Khumba History
Succeeded Mokul. His reign
was one of expansion and consolidation. Kumbha was a remarkable ruler. He was a
great general and defeated the Sultans of Malwa and Gujarat. He built the forts
at Kumbalgarh, Achalgarh, and Mandalgarh. He erected the Tower of Victory at
Chittor and built innumerable temples. He was a scholar of Sanskrit and a fine
musician. He wrote several commentaries on musical treatises. He was a tolerant
ruler and during his reign the beautiful Jain temples at Ranakpur were built.
The wife of his grandson, Bhoja was the mystic Mirabai, whose ecstatic hymns of
devotion to Lord Krishna are still sung throughout India. Kumbha was
treacherously murdered by his son Uda (1469) who did not survive long. He was
struck by lightning and killed.
Rana Rainrnal
Succeeded Kumbha. He is famous for his
three sons, Jaimal, Prithviraj and Sangram. Intense rivalry marked the relations
of these princes and Prithviraj was soon poisoned. Jaimal and Sangram contended
for the throne which Sangram won.
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