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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA When the Rāṇā was halting at Nainavārā, the Ballas of Bhadēsara presented him with a number of horses, elephants and camels (captured from the enemy). The loss sustained in that battle included fifty thousand men dead.[1] The Emperor of Dillī then came to Chitrakūṭa. Akbar also, setting afoot a false rumour, came there, and from Chhappanna, Hasana Allīkha, too, arrived there. The Rāṇā, filled with anger, soon came to Nāhī (the village of Nai) from the village of Kōṭaḍī (Koṭḍa), followed by his army. Prince Bhīmasiṁha, sent by the Rāṇā, effected the destruction of Iḍara (Idar in Gujarat) and Saidahasa[2] fled from there. Baḍanagara was plundered and a sum of 40,000 rupees was taken by Bhīmasiṁha as fine. Similarly, Bhīmasiṁha took 2,00,000 rupees as fine in Ahamadanagara in addition to causing plunder of the city. He also caused one big mosque and three hundred small mosques to be destroyed, and thereby vindicated his resentment at the destruction of Hindu temples by the Muslims.[3] Prince Jayasiṁha, following the command of his father, took with him a number of chiefs such as Jhālā Chandrasēna (of Sādrī), the Chōhāna Rāva Sabalasiṁha (of Bēdlā), his brother Rāva Kēsarisiṁha, Rāthōḍ Gōpīnātha son of Arisiṁha, Bhagavaṁtasiṁha, and many other Kshatriyas, besides 13,000 strong cavalry and 20,000 strong infantry, and marched towards Chitrakūṭa in order to gain victory over his enemies. There those Ṭhakkuras in a terrible fight at night killed a thousand men and three elephants of the Emperor of Dillī. In the end, Akbar retired (towards Ajmer) and the Rājputs captured fifty horses and presented them to Jayasiṁha. Prince Jayasiṁha, thus pleases with his triumph, went to see his father. Gaṅgakūvara (Gaṅgādās), son of Śaktāvata Rāvat Kēsarisiṁha (of Bānsī) seized eighteen elephants and a number of horses and camels from the Emperor’s army, and presented them to the Rāṇā.[4]
Afterwards, the Rāṇā sent Prince Bhīmasiṁha with an army to fight with Akbar and Tahabara Khāna. Crossing the Dēvasūrī (Dēsūri pass) he fought them at Ghānōrānagara (Ghāṇērā). The Sōlaṅkī hero Bīkā (of Rūpnagar) fought in defence of the ghaṭṭa (pass).[5] Similarly, Prince Gajasiṁha, sent by the Rāṇā, destroyed Bēgamapura (Bēgūṁ).[6] It is stated that Aurangzeb then showed his readiness to make peace with the Rāṇā, giving three provinces of 3,00,000 rupees.[7] Like the foregoing canto, the present one also ends with the genealogies of the Rāṇā and of the poet. Slab XXIV ; Canto XXIII On the 10th day of the bright fortnight of Kārttika in the year 1737, Rāṇā Rājasiṁha died after making numerous gifts to Brāhmaṇas. The victorious Jayasiṁha was encamping to the city of Kaḍaija (Kuraj village). Fifteen days after his father’s death, he ascended the throne. Residing at Kaḍaṁja (Kaḍaija and Kaḍaṁja are identical[8]) in the month of Mārgaśīrsha in the year 1737, Jayasiṁha heard that Tahabara Khāna had crossed Dēvasūrī (village Dēsūrī near the entrance to _________________________________________________ [1] Ojha, op. cit., 876.
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