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Rana Kumbha (1419-69)
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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