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Posted: 14 years ago

HELLO FRENDS!!a wonderful welcome 2 u all...

THE INFO ON RANI PADMINI

Rawal Ratan Singh

Rawal Ratan Singh was the 42nd ruler of Mewar, a state that then covered part of the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan. He ruled from 1302-03 AD. Singh was a rajput belonging to the Guhilote clan.

Wars

In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Delhi Sultanate - the kingdom set up by the invaders was nevertheless growing in power. The Sultans made repeated attacks on Mewar on one pretext or the other. Rani Padmini who was the pretext for Ala-ud-din Khilji's attack on Chittor in 1303 AD [1]. In those days Chittor was under the Rule of King Ratansen, a brave and noble warrior-king. Apart from being a loving husband and a just ruler, Ratansen was also a patron of the arts. In his court were many talented people two of whom were Bards brothers named Raghav and Chetan. But the duo Raghav Chetan were also informer of Sultan Khilji who was running a police state based on inputs provided by his agents. They used their evil talents to demand a part of Queen Padmini's dowry as a means to keep them from giving their intelligence to the Sultan.

Rana Ratan Sen was not only furious on their extortion but he banished both Raghav & Chetan from his kingdom. This harsh treatment earned Ratansen an uncompromising enmity. Sulking after their humiliation, Raghav & Chetan made their way towards Delhi with the aim to incite the Sultan of Delhi Ala-ud-din Khilji to attack Chittor and also obtain the legendary beauty Padmini as a booty.

The Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji asked them to explain everything to him. Upon being told of Rani Padmini's beauty, Ala-ud-din's lust was aroused and immediately on returning to his capital he gave orders to his army to march on Chittor.

But to his dismay, on reaching Chittor, Ala-ud-din found the fort to be heavily defended. Desperate to have a look at the legendary beauty of Padmini, he sent word to King Ratansen that he looked upon Padmini as his sister and wanted to meet her. On hearing this, the unsuspecting Ratansen asked Padmini to see the 'brother'. But Padmini was more worldly-wise and she refused to meet the lustful Sultan personally.

But on being persuaded she consented to allow Ala-ud-din to see only her reflection in water. On the word being sent to Ala-ud-din that Padmini would see him he came to the fort with his selected his best warriors who secretly made a careful examination of the fort's defences on their way to the palace. On seeing Padmini, the lustful 'brother' decided that he should secure Padmini for himself. While returning to his camp, Ala-ud-din was accompanied for some way by King Ratansen. Taking this opportunity, the wily Sultan treacherously kidnapped Ratansen and took him as a prisoner into his camp. Khilji sent a message to the fort that Ratan Singh can be spared by exchanging Rani Padmini.

Padmini discussed this incident with her maternal uncle Gora, who was a Chauhan Rajput. Gora told her not to worry and that he would go and bring back Rawal Ratan Singh and that the Sultan would not be brave enough to stop him. Padmini's nephew Badal who was just sixteen also assured her. A message was sent from the fort to Khilji that Padmini would come with 50 of her servants in palanquins and that no muslim soldier should peek inside the palki to outrage the modesty of the women. The message also stated that before Padmini meets Khilji she would like to talk to Rawal Ratan Singh. Khilji agreed.

The palki's werearmed with the best Rajput warriors with two swords each. When Padmini's palki reached Ratan's tent, which was occupied by Gora, he asked Rawal to mount the horse and go back to the fort. Then Gora gave a signal and every Rajput came out of the palki and attacked the muslims who were cut to pieces. Gora reached Khilji's tent and was about to kill the sultan when khilji moved his concubine in front of himself. Gora, being a Rajput, could not kill an innocent women and these few seconds were enough for Khilji's guards to kill Gora from behind.

Rani Padmini

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Rani Padmini (Padmavati) was the queen of Chittor and the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh. Her story has been immortalized in Padmavat, an epic poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi In the Awadhi language In the year 1540.^[1]

Rani Padmini's life and death has been the subject of many legends and ballads, and more recently, films. Many of these accounts are conflicting, and some historians consider her story to be fictional.

Jauhar

In 1303 AD, Alauddin Khilji, the Sultan of Delhi besieged Chittor fort, which was under the control of Rana Rawal Ratan Singh. The Rana was allowed one final glimpse of his wife, Rani Padmini in a mirror, before he was imprisoned and held hostage for Padmini. Padmini sent misleading information that she would join Alauddin, but she was to come with 700 women as befitted her status. The Rajputs were thus able to infiltrate about 2000 men into Alauddin's camp. Each palanquin contained two Rajput soldiers and four men to lift it. Alauddin allowed Padmini one final meeting with her husband, which allowed the Rajputs to whisk Ratan Singh out from under the Khilji king's nose. Beaten, Alauddin returned to Delhi to come back better equipped early the next year. The Rajput defence failed as a result of this second attack and perished on the battlefield while their womenfolk, led by Maharani Padmini, performed Jauhar.

Padmavat

Main article: Padmavat

Malik Muhammad Jayasi's poem records yet another account of the events.

When Ratan Singh refuses Alauddin Khilji's demand for Padmavati for his harem, war ensues and the king is taken prisoner. Meanwhile the king of neighbouring Kambhalner makes an indecent proposal to the queen. Ratan Singh escapes and kills the king of Kambhalner, but is himself fatally wounded. His two queens, Padmavati and Nagmati perform Sati, and Alauddin's army arrives when their ashes are still warm. Chittor falls to the invaders

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Rani Padmini - A legendary beauty

In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Sultanate of Delhi - the kingdom set up by the invaders was nevertheless growing in power. The Sultans made repeated attack on Mewad on one pretext or the other. Here we may recollect the story of Rani Padmani who was the pretext for Allah-ud-din Khilji's attack on Chittod. In those days Chittod was under the Rule of King Ratansen, a brave and noble warrior-king. Apart, from being a loving husband and a just ruler, Ratansen was also a patron of the arts. In his court were many talented People one of whom was a musician named Raghav Chetan. But unknown to anybody, Raghav Chetan was also a sorcerer. He used his evil talents to run down his rivals and unfortunately for him was caught red-handed in his dirty act of arousing evil spirits.

On hearing this King Ratansen was furious and he banished Raghav Chetan from his kingdom after blackening his face with face and making him ride a donkey. This harsh Punishment earned king Ratansen an uncompromising enemy. Sulking after his humiliation, Raghav Chetan made his way towards Delhi with -the aim of trying to incite the Sultan of Delhi Ala-ud-din Khilji to attack Chittor.

On approaching Delhi, Raghav Chetan settled down in one of the forests nearby Delhi which the Sultan used to frequent for hunting deer. One day on hearing the Sultan's hunt party entering the forest, Raghav-Chetan started playing a melodious tone on his flute. When the alluring notes of Raghav-Chetan flute reached the Sultan's party they were surprised as to who could be playing a flute in such a masterly way in a forest.

The Sultan despatched his soldiers to fetch the person and when Raghav-Chetan was brought before him, the Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji asked him to come to his court at Delhi. The cunning Raghav-Chetan asked the king as to why he wants to have a ordinary musician like himself when there were many other beautiful objects to be had. Wondering what Raghav-Chetan meant, Ala-ud-din asked him to clarify. Upon being told of Rani Padmini's beauty, Ala-ud-din's immediately on returning to his capital he gave orders to his army to march on Chittor.

But to his dismay, on reaching Chittor, Allah-ud-din found the fort to be heavily defended. Desperate to have a look at the legendary beauty of Padmini, he sent word to King Ratansen that he looked upon Padmini as his sister and wanted to meet her. On hearing this, the unsuspecting Ratansen asked Padmini to see the 'brother'. But Padmini was more wordly-wise and she refused to meet the Sultan personally.

On being persuaded by her husband Rana Ratansen, Rani Padmini consented to allow Ala-ud-din to see her only in a mirror. On the word being sent to Ala-ud-din that Padmini would see him he came to the fort with his selected his best warriors who secretly made a careful examination of the fort's defences on their way to the Palace.

On seeing Padmini, in the mirror, the Allah-ud-din Khilji decided that he should secure Padmini for himself. While returning to his camp, Allah-ud-din was accompanied for some way by King Ratansen. Taking this opportunity, the wily Sultan deceitfully kidnapped Ratansen and took him as a prisoner into his camp and demanded that Padmini come and surrender herself before Allah-ud-din Khilji, if she wanted her husband King Ratansen alive again.

The Rajput generals decided to beast the Sultan at his own game and sent back a word that Padmini would be given to Ala-ud-din the next morning. On the following day at the crack of dawn, one hundred and fifity palaquins (covered cases in which royal ladies were carried in medieveal times) left the fort and made their way towards Ala-ud-din's camps The palanquins stopped before the tent where king Ratansen was being held prisoner. . Seeing that the palanquins had come from Chittor; and thinking that they had brought along with them his queen, king Ratansen was mortified. But to his surprise from the palanquins came out, not his queen and her women servants but fully armed soldiers, who quickly freed ; Ratansen and galloped away towards Chittor on horses grabbed from Ala-ud-din's stables.

On hearing that his designs had been frustrated, the Sultan was furious and ordered his army to storm Chittor. But hard as they tried the Sultans army could not break into the fort. Then Ala-ud-din decided to lay seige to the fort. The seige was a long drawn one and gradually supplied within the fort were depleted. Finally King Ratnasen gave orders that the Rajputs would open the gates and fight to finish with the besieging troops. On hearing of this decision, Padmini decided that with their men-folk going into the unequal struggle with the Sultan's army in which they were sure to perish, the women of Chittor had either to commit suicides or face dishonour at the hands of the victorious enemy.

The choice was in favour of suicide through Jauhar. A huge pyre was lit and followed by their queen, all the women of Chittor jumped into the flames and deceived the enemy waiting outside. With their womenfolk dead, the men of Chittor had nothing to live for. Their charged out of the fort and fought on furiously with the vastly Powerful array of the Sultan, till all of them perished. After this phyrrhic victory the Sultan's troops entered the fort only to be confronted with ashes and burnt bones of the women whose honour they were going to violate to satisfy their lust.

These women who committed Jawhar had to perish but theirmemory has been kept alive till today by bards and songs which glorify their act which was right in those days and circumstances. Thus a halo of honour is given to their supreme sacrifice.

ALL THANKS 2 MY DEAR FREND RAKHI AKA VEERSHERA 4 POSTING TIS INFO!!!

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Posted: 14 years ago

thank u mehraan 4 ur posts

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Ipshitaa

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Posted: 14 years ago

Thanks 4 sharing...! I kinda knew this already and it IS indeed what had happenned at the Chittorgarh fort...and I guess whats written in Padmavat about Ratan Singh being fatally injured is also correct ....but am not sure about the other article titled Jauhar...as to when that happenned...so I guess will wait n watch.