Maharana Kumbha- the great Mewar ruler of Udaipur

Among the popular Mewar rulers, the name of Rana Kumbha has to be taken. He belonged to the clan of Rajput and ruled the western Indian areas from 1433 to 1468. His achievements are amazing in cultural and architectural structures.  His empire had many examples of great culture related activities that are still seen in remote areas of the Udaipur city. Because of his ruling ability and the prosperity that the city was achieved he is remembered among the best Mewar rulers of India.

Maharana Kumbha is known as the king who never lost any battle in the duration he was the ruler. The maharana’s achievements are numerous, and some prominent ones are:

•        The Vijay stambha: this great mewar ruler made this amazing structure that is a stunning example of architectural elegance. He built it after his victory on Malwa, and the tower is nine meters. The tower is beautiful because of the carvings that are present on all storeys and it is made for dedication to Lord Vishnu.  Maharana Kumbha was witty since he carved the word “Allah” eight times on this tower so that if his empire is invaded by the rulers of Muslim dynasty than they will not destroy this structure created by him.

•        The great wall: India has a great massive wall that is fifteen feet wide and thirty-six kilometers long. This was also built by Maharana Kumbha, even in such a land surface that was so rough and uneven to build such a long and high wall.

•        The Kumbhalgarh fort: this was made for the ruler to live and is located in thick dense forest areas. Because it is so hidden and safe no invader could manage to enter it. And this fort is remarkably elegant and is the largest fort in Rajasthan.

•        His personality was of an all rounder since apart from the architectural things, he had also written some books like sudaprabandha, samgita Raja and the kamaraja- ratisara.

•        He has also written some music based books that were named sangita krama dipaka and sangita ratnakara.

•        Along with the Vijay stambha in chittor, other places that were built under Maharana Kumbha are adivarsha temples, shantinatha Jain temple, trailokya Jain temple, and kubhasvami temple. 

The ruler was killed in 1468 by his son, but his achievements and style of ruling kept inspiring many of his successors of the Rajput clan.