Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.s2.t1.92
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.s2.t1.92
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v1.c20.s2.t1.92
Lakhamsi : Lachhman Singh.—Lakhamsi¹ succeeded his father in S. 1331 (A.D. 1275), a memorable era in the annals, when Chitor, the repository of all that was precious yet untouched of the arts of India, was stormed, sacked, and treated with remorseless barbarity by the Pathan [Khilji] emperor, Alau-d-din. Twice it was attacked by this subjugator of India. In the first siege it escaped spoliation, though at the price of its best defenders : that which followed is the first successful assault and capture of which we have any detailed account.