Padmavat

Padmavat or Padmawat (Hindi: पद्मावत) is an epic poem written in 1540 CE by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in the Awadhi language. It is the first important work in Awadhi.

This epic poem is a fictionalized version of the historic siege of Chittor by Alauddin Khilji in 1303 CE, who attacks Chittor after hearing of the beauty of Queen Rani Padmini, the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh.

According to Jayasi, Chitor stood for body, Raja for mind, Ceylon for heart, Padmini for wisdom, Alauddin for lust, and Ashraf Jahangir Semnani as an ideal spiritual guide:

Some part of the work is dedicated to Sher Shah (1486–1545).

The poem is the ultimate source of Albert Roussel's opera Padmâvatî (1923).

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