[1] Most of the Rajput principalities had acknowledged the sultan of Delhi, Alauddin Khalji's suzerainty after his conquest of the powerful Ranthambore (1301) and Chittor (1303) kingdoms.
Siwana, located near the Thar Desert, was then ruled by Sitala Deva (also called "Satal Deo" or "Sital Dev" in medieval chronicles).
[2] The 15th-century poem Kanhadade Prabandha claims that on one occasion, the Jalore Chahamana ruler Kanhadadeva sent an army in Sitala Deva's aid.
The joint force defeated the Delhi army, killing the invading commanders Nahar Malik and Khandadhara Bhoja.
[4] The 16th-century historian Firishta incorrectly states that Sitala Deva ultimately surrendered by sending a golden statue of himself to Alauddin and asking for a pardon (which was granted).