Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s4.31

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Another story illustrate this sentiment still more clearly. We all know of the attack of Sher Shah against Marwar. One of the Rajput chiefs who brought his band of warriors to support Maldeva against the Afghan invader was Kanhayya. The Afghan monarch employed the common trick of Muslim invaders and succeeded in arousing suspicion between two brave Rajput allies whose combined strength would have overcome any Afghan or foreign aggression. Kanhayya discovered too late that the Afghan had succeeded in his craftiness. When he failed to assure his ally of his devotion and co-operation, he did what was expected of a Rajput to vindicate this position. He fought against the enemy with his band of warriors, and as was obvious, perished against superior numbers. This exhibition of Rajput valour was, however, sufficient to scare the victorious Afghans into a precipitate withdrawal from Rajputana.²