Maharana Kumbha or Rana Kumbha or Rana Kumbhakaran was the Rajput Ruler of Mewar from Sisodia Clan.
Maharana Kumbha was the Ruler of Mewar. Kumbha was a son of Rana Mokal of Mewar by his wife Sobhagya Devi, a daughter of Jaitmal Sankhla, the Parmara fief-holder of Runkot in the state of Marwar.
Rana Kumbha was the vanguard of the fifteenth century Hindu resurgence in northwestern India. A very tall and powerful man, he held the Mewar flag flying high in an age when several Indian kings like Kapilendradeva of east India, Deva Raya II of south India and Man Singh Tomar of central India defeated the Turkic invaders in different parts of India and expanded their kingdoms. Mewar was one of the major states ruled by an Indian ruler and owing sovereignty to no one but the Lord Eklingaji (Shiva).
Maharana Kumbha ruled mewar for thirty five years, in history it’s often called the era ‘the golden period of Mewar’. Rana Kumbha-the heroic ruler of Mewar is remembered and idolized by the people for different reasons. While history remembers him as the powerful man who never lost any battle. Rajputs consider as the only Hindu king of the time when the rest India was under the Muslim dynasties.
Mewar was the only Hindu ruled state allocating its supremacy to the Lord Shiva. The powerful Muslims united and aimed to defeat the Rana Kumbha but their efforts were thwarted every time by the Rana, Single handed. Rana Kumbha captured the Muslim capital of Rajasthan, Nagaur and established himself as ‘the undefeated’.
Lastly, he was the greatest builder of Mewar, who built across Mewar, nearly the 32 fort including the fort of Kumbhalgarh, renowned the temple of Ranakpur and the famous Victory Tower or the Vijay Stambha in Chittor to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat.
Maharana Kumbha was the Ruler of Mewar. Kumbha was a son of Rana Mokal of Mewar by his wife Sobhagya Devi, a daughter of Jaitmal Sankhla, the Parmara fief-holder of Runkot in the state of Marwar.
Rana Kumbha was the vanguard of the fifteenth century Hindu resurgence in northwestern India. A very tall and powerful man, he held the Mewar flag flying high in an age when several Indian kings like Kapilendradeva of east India, Deva Raya II of south India and Man Singh Tomar of central India defeated the Turkic invaders in different parts of India and expanded their kingdoms. Mewar was one of the major states ruled by an Indian ruler and owing sovereignty to no one but the Lord Eklingaji (Shiva).
Maharana Kumbha ruled mewar for thirty five years, in history it’s often called the era ‘the golden period of Mewar’. Rana Kumbha-the heroic ruler of Mewar is remembered and idolized by the people for different reasons. While history remembers him as the powerful man who never lost any battle. Rajputs consider as the only Hindu king of the time when the rest India was under the Muslim dynasties.
Mewar was the only Hindu ruled state allocating its supremacy to the Lord Shiva. The powerful Muslims united and aimed to defeat the Rana Kumbha but their efforts were thwarted every time by the Rana, Single handed. Rana Kumbha captured the Muslim capital of Rajasthan, Nagaur and established himself as ‘the undefeated’.
Lastly, he was the greatest builder of Mewar, who built across Mewar, nearly the 32 fort including the fort of Kumbhalgarh, renowned the temple of Ranakpur and the famous Victory Tower or the Vijay Stambha in Chittor to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat.
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