THE FAMOUS HISTORY OF PADMAVATI :- “Padmavati, also known as Padmini, was a 13th-14th century queen of the Mewar Kingdom of present-day India. She was the wife of king Ratansimha / Rawal Ratan Singh / Ratan Sen. She was very well known for her Beauty. Alauddin Khilji, a Sultan of Delhi, lusted after her and attacked the Mewar Kingdom (Chittorgarh - the capital) to capture her. Ratansimha died in that battle and Padmavati commits Jauhar (mass self-immolation) along with other 16,000 womens to save their pride and honour. Alauddin captured an empty fortress, thus denied his prize.” The Source :- The earliest mention of Padmavati is in the “ Padmavat ” (or “ Padmawat ”), an epic poem written in 1540 by a Sufi poet Malik Muhammed Jayasi , who wrote it in the Hindustani language of Awadhi and originally in the Persian Nastaʿlīq script. Subsequently, many literary works mentioning her story were produced; these can be divided into four major categories: Persian A...
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