The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.140
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c15.140
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The fortress had already been twice taken and sacked by Muslim kings—by ‘Alā-ud-dīn Khaljī of Delhi in 1303 and by Bahādur Shāh of Gujarāt in 1534—but never before had the race of Kusa been disgraced by an Uday Singh, who, to his eternal shame, abandoned his capital, leaving its defence to Jai Mal, who had defended Merta against Sharaf-ud-dīn Husain, and sought safety at Kumbhalgarh in the Arāvalli hills.