History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c9.s1.63

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The Rajputs, however, were never willing to submit to a puppet of the sultan and created difficulties in the way of Maldeva. Maldeva's greatest enemy was Hammīr, Rānā of Sesoda, whose grandfather Lakshman Singh had died with his seven sons including Arsi Singh, father of Hammīr, fighting in the battle of Chittor. After Ajai Singh, the only uncle of Hammīr who had survived the memorable battle, Hammīr became the Rana of Sesoda estate and constantly waged war to obtain Chittor. Maldeva tried to conciliate him. He married his daughter to Hammīr and ceded certain parts of Chittor to him, but the brave Rānā was determined to regain the whole of Chittor. At last his efforts were crowned with success and after the death of Maldeva in about 1321 A.D. Hammīr became master of the whole of Mewar, and assumed the title of Mahārānā. In an inscription of Mahārānā Kumbhā's time, dated 1438 A.D.; Hammīr is said to have killed a large number of Musalmans and earned renown.³² Hammīr's descendants have ruled Mewar to the present day.