History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c37.7

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These facts are corroborated by an inscription at Manglānā (Marwar) published in I. A. XLI (p. 87) dated Samvat 1272 or 1215 A. D., dedicating a step-well and imposing some cesses recorded by a feudatory Dāhimā prince. The inscription first records the name of the Mahomedan emperor then ruling as Shamsuddin Suratṛāṇa (Sultan), Hamir (Amir), King of Gor-Garjana (Ghazni and Ghor) under whom ruled at Ranthambhor Valaṇadeva. This shows that Ranthambhor was now the capital of the Chauhans and their king was Valaṇadeva whom the editor of this inscription Pandit Ramākarṇa of Jodhpur identifies with Vallana, grandson of Prithvīrāja through Govinda, from the Hammīra Kāvya. It seems probable that while Rainshi became king in Ajmer, he gave Ranthambhor to Govinda a brother of his and Harirāj being opposed to the Mahomedan rule first attacked Ranthambhor. He subsequently seized Ajmer itself on Rainshi's death and was eventually crushed by Kutubuddin.