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  2. Rani Padmini - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Indian queen (13-14th century C.E.) This article is about the Queen of Mewar. For the Indian actress, see Rani Padmini (actress). For the Malayalam film, see Rani Padmini (film). Rani Padmini Rani of Mewar An 18th-century painting of Padmini Spouse Ratnasimha Dynasty Guhila (by marriage ...

  3. Padmaavat - Wikipedia

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    Padmaavat is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language historical drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Based on the epic poem of the same name by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, it stars Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, a Sinhalese-born Rajput queen known for her beauty, wife of Maharawal Ratan Singh, played by Shahid Kapoor.

  4. Chittor Fort - Wikipedia

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    This style of the palace became the forerunner of other palaces built in the state with the concept of Jal Mahal (palace surrounded by water). Maharana Ratan Singh was killed and Rani Padmini committed Jauhar. Rani Padmini's beauty has been compared to that of Cleopatra and her life story is an eternal legend in the history of Chittorgarh. This ...

  5. Jauhar - Wikipedia

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    The Rajput ceremony of Jauhar, 1567, as depicted by Ambrose Dudley in Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c.1910. Jauhar, sometimes spelled Jowhar or Juhar, [1] [2] was a Hindu Rajput practice of mass self-immolation by women and girls [3] in the Indian subcontinent to avoid capture, enslavement, [4] and rape by islamic invaders [5] when facing certain defeat during a war.

  6. Roopmati - Wikipedia

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    Rani Roopmati (kavi roopmati) was a Poet queen of Mandu and the consort of the Sultan of Malwa, Baz Bahadur. [1] [2] [3] Roopmati features prominently in the folklores of Malwa, which often describe the romance of the Sultan and his consort. [4] [5] According to folklore, Adham Khan was prompted to conquer Mandu partly due to Roopmati's beauty. [6]

  7. Rani Padmavati - Wikipedia

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    Rani Padmavati may refer to: Padmavati (wife of Ashoka), chief concubine of Emperor Ashoka; Rani Padmini, also known as Padmavati, a legendary queen of Chittor ...

  8. Gora Badal - Wikipedia

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    But warriors Gora (or Goru) and Badal (or Badil) agree to defend her and rescue king Ratansen. They pretend to make arrangements to bring Padmavati to Alauddin's camp, but instead bring warriors concealed in palanquins. They rescue the king; Gora dies fighting Alauddin's army, while Badal escorts the king back to the Chittor fort.

  9. Ratnasimha - Wikipedia

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    Ratnasimha was portrayed by Sivaji Ganesan in Chitrapu Narayana Rao's film Chittoor Rani Padmini (1963). [33] In 1988, Rajender Gupta played the role of Ratan Sen in an episode (26) of the Hindi drama series Bharat Ek Khoj, which was based on the book The Discovery of India (1946) by Jawaharlal Nehru. [34]