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MAB ARANA S NG the Hin du a t Chie o f the Hin us A A , p ( f d ) , flo urish e d a t one of the most critical pe riods in I ndian w he w l To ar s nd h c n ur A D . t ofthe t e t e t . histor . e y d f y , th e Afgh ans usurpe d su p re me pow e r in U ppe r I ndia a Hin u su r mac came to an e nd ith th e nd d p e y . W rise how e e r of M e w a r and th e ra i e x ansion of th e , v , p d p Rathors in e ste rn Ra utana th e R a uts ath e red W jp , jp g stre n h and the A h an o w e r raduall e clined gt fg p g y d , and the political horizo n of I ndia sh ow ed unmistake a bl e signs th at th e time w as not dis tant w h e n the R ajp uts w ould re c ove r th e ir los t sup re macy in the r A his r a on the sce n count . t t unc tu e an a e a re e y j , S g pp d to l e a the m to th e ir atrimon H e w as a t once d p y . re co nise as h l a e r f i s H is atriot g d t e e d o the H nd u . p ism and a hi h se nse of u t his e ne rosit and g d y , g y hi h - min e dne ss his h e roism and his osition as th e g d , p head of the most po w e rf ul kingdom in Hindu stan mark e d him ou t as th e pe rson be st fitte d to h old the e xalte d position to w hich he w as call e d by unive rsal conse nt. Sanga w as th e l ast of th e I ndian sove re igns unde r w hom all the R ajpu t tribe s combine d to re pe l the fore ign inva e r h ou d . T gh l e ade rs arose in late r time s and he roes e r orme ee ds of u nsur asse alour w a e re at p f d d p d v , g d g w ars and e fie th e mi ht Of th e mi htie s t e m ire of , d d g g p those time s e t ne e r a ain did a R a ut arise w ho , y v g jp commande d the w illing homage of the e ntire Rajput race and led th chival r ofRa utana com sed ofall e y jp , po F OREWORD . the arious Ra ut tri e s to c o nte st the c row n of v jp b , I n ia w ith th e in a e rs rom Ce ntral A sia w hose d v d f , kin re h ad o e rrun th e w h ol e of ou th e rn uro e d d v S E p .