Chapter 3

Rao Surjan obtains Ranthambhor—Is besieged by Akbar—The
Bundi prince surrenders the castle—Becomes a vassal of the
empire—Magnanimous sacrifice of Sawant Hara—Akbar bestows
the title of Rao Raja on the Hara prince—He is sent to
reduce Gondwana—His success and honours—Rao Bhoj
succeeds—Akbar reduces Gujarat—Gallant conduct of the
Haras at Surat and Ahmadnagar—Amazonian band—Disgrace of
Rao Bhoj—Cause of Akbar’s death—Rao Ratan—Rebellion
against the emperor Jahangir—The Hara prince defeats the
rebels—Partition of Haraoti—Madho Singh obtains Kotah—Rao
Ratan slain—His heir Gopinath killed—Partition of fiefs in
Haraoti—Rao Chhattarsal succeeds—Appointed governor of
Agra—Services in the Deccan—Escalades
Daulatabad—Kalburga—Damauni—Civil war amongst the sons of
Shah Jahan—Character of Aurangzeb by the Bundi
prince—Fidelity of the Hara princes—Battles of Ujjain and
Dholpur—Heroic valour of Chhattarsal—Is slain, with twelve
princes of Hara blood—Rao Bhao succeeds—Bundi
invaded—Imperialists defeated—Rao Bhao restored to
favour—Appointed to Aurangabad—Succeeded by Rao
Aniruddh—Appointed to Lahore—His death—Rao Budh—Battle of
Jajau—The Hara princes of Kotah and Bundi opposed to each
other—Kotah prince slain—Gallantry of Rao Budh—Obtains the
victory for Bahadur Shah—Fidelity of the Bundi
prince—Compelled to fly—Feud with the prince of Amber—Its
cause—Ambitious views of Amber—Its political
condition—Treachery of Amber—Desperate conflict—Rao Budh
driven from Bundi—Bundi territory curtailed—Rao Budh dies
in exile—His sons 1480