Power Struggle
In his youth Sanga had to rival with his elder brother Prithiraj. When a priestess announced that Sanga would rule Mewar, the furious Prithiraj drew his sword and a vicious fight ensued. Afterwards, Sanga fled on foot, one of his eyes destroyed forever. As a result, Prithiraj was banished from Chittor, and their younger brother Jaimall was then considered heir to the throne. Jaimall, however, was slain by the indignant father of the girl he had been courting. Later, Prithiraj was poisoned by his brother-in-law whom he had punished for maltreating his sister. This left Sanga to ascend their father's throne.
Read more about this topic: Rana Sanga
Famous quotes containing the words power and/or struggle:
“The personal touch between the people and the man to whom they temporarily delegated power of course conduces to a better understanding between them. Moreover, I ought not to omit to mention as a useful result of my journeying that I am to visit a great many expositions and fairs, and that the curiosity to see the President will certainly increase the box receipts and tend to rescue many commendable enterprises from financial disaster.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)
“The novel does not seek to establish a privileged language but it insists upon the freedom to portray and analyse the struggle between the different contestants for such privileges.”
—Salman Rushdie (b. 1947)