Ratan Singh's History
Ratan Singh was born in the 13 century (According to Jayasi's poem 'Padmavati' ) in Mewar, Chitrakut ( Present-day Chittorgarh in Rajasthan, India). He was a descendant of the Rawal dynasty, a branch of the Guhil dynasty. Ratan Singh became the ruler of Mewar Kingdom in 1302 CE after the death of his father Samar Singh. However, in 1013, Ratan Singh died in combat with Sultan Alauddin Khilji. After that Alauddin Khilji captured Chittor.
2.) Some Personal Information's About Ratan Singh
3.) Ratan Singh Marriage with Padmavati
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4.) Ratan Singh Captive By Alaudin
Alauddin Khilji was the Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, who was known for his cruelty, savagery, mercilessness, ugly, and hungry for lust. When he came to know about the exceptional beauty of Rani Padmavati by Raghav Chetan ( A Brahmin of Ratan Singh's court, was banished from the kingdom for the fraud.) he decided to meet Padmavati and went out to attack Chittor. He surrounded Chittor's Fort with his great armed force and sent a notice to Chittor that he would be returned to Delhi once he catches a glimpse of queen Padmavati. According to the condition of Padmavati, Alauddin was shown the reflection of Padmavati in the mirror to avoid the loss of lives. After seeing Padmavati's image Alauddin got obsessed with Rani Padmavati and wanted to get her. Somehow seeing the opportunity, Allauddin took Ratan Singh captive and took him to Delhi. After that, he sent a notice to Chittor that if they wanted to see their king alive they have to hand over Padmavati to Allauddin.
5.) Ratan Singh Fight With Alauddin Khiji
Ratan Singh was somehow freed from the captivity of Khilji by the sharp intellect and valor of Rani Padmavati & Gora-Badal ( Ratan Singh’s nephews ). During which Veer Gora Singh was killed along with many soldiers. Alauddin became mad with anger by this defeat and went out with his huge army and a great weapon to attack Chittor. Ratan Singh also went out to fight with his army and they fought with great courage. Meanwhile, one by one the Rajputs started getting killed, King Ratan Singh also died in the war. As soon as Padmavati and other ladies got this news and Rani Padmavati along with all other queens and wives of brave soldiers decided to commit Jauhar for their self-immolation6.) Historical Mention
After the death of Ratna Singh and the ascent of Alauddin on Chittor, 30,000 Hindus were killed in a single day. According to the article of Amir Khusrau, Alauddin handed over the fort to his son Khizr Khan as the administrator of it and changed the name of Chitto to Khizrabad. Not only this, Amir Khusrau has also mentioned in his article something about the love story of Khizr Khan and Queen Devaldevi of Gujarat 'Masnavi Khizr Khan'. Historian Banarsi Prasad Saksena believes that Khusrau's account is correct.Related Post :
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