Hammira Chauhan, king of the fortress of Ranthambore in southern Rajasthan died in 1301 CE after an epic battle against Alauddin Khalji, sultan of Delhi. This event reverberates through time to the point of creating a historical and cultural region that crystallizes through many texts composed in different genres and languages (Persian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Rajasthani, English) in shifting religious and political contexts, medieval as well as modern.