Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c20.s5.20

v1.c20.s5.20

Defeat of the Imperialists.—The honours of the day are chiefly attributed to the brave Kana, uncle to the Rana, and ancestor of that numerous clan called after him Kanawats. A truce followed this battle, but it was of short duration; for another and yet more murderous conflict took place in the spring of 1666, in the pass of the sacred Ranpur [354], where the imperial army, under its leader Abdulla, was almost exterminated;⁴ though with the loss of the best and bravest of the chiefs of Mewar, whose names, however harsh, deserve preservation.¹ A feverish exultation was the fruit of this victory, which shed a hectic flush of glory over the declining days of Mewar, when the crimson banner once more floated throughout the province of Godwar.