History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c7.16.3

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and had built a mosque as is shown by an inscription dated Monday, 10th September, 1324 A.D.⁷ In Rajputana the famous state of Mewar recognised the authority of the Dihli government till the end of the reign of Tughluq Shah as is evidenced by an inscription of Tughluq Shah and Asadal-Din Arslān, his nephew, discovered in the fort of Chittor.⁸ The inscription is broken on the right side and the first and fourth part of each verse is missing. Asad-al-Din was appointed naib Barbak by Tughluq Shah immediately after his accession. The building to which the inscription refers was most probably a mosque built by Asad-al-Din Arslān, and the inscription shows that, during the reign of Tughluq Shah, Chittor, at any rate, was subject to the Sultan of Dihli. But Chittor tried to recover its independence under Rana Hammīr, who had succeeded to the Gaddi in 1301 A.D. by marrying the daughter of Raja Maldeva, the Sonigra chief, who had been placed in charge of that fort by 'Ala-al-Din. The Rajput chronicles speak of a fight between the Dihli emperor and the Rana of Mewar, but there is much confusion in the names of the rulers concerned. Tod relates that after 'Ala-al-Din's death Rana Hammīr rapidly recovered his power, and drove away Maldeva, the imperial governor of Mewar.