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He contributed 5,000 horsemen and 10,000 infantrymen to Alauddin's campaigns, whenever ordered. He used to bring gifts for Alauddin during his annual visit to the imperial court, where he was honoured in return. [24] Alauddin maintained an imperial garrison at Chittor, and one of his inscriptions (dated May 1310) has been discovered there. [24]
Alauddin captured Chittor after an eight-month long siege. [41] According to his courtier Amir Khusrau, he ordered a massacre of 30,000 local Hindus after this conquest. [42] Some later legends state that Alauddin invaded Chittor to capture Ratnasimha's beautiful queen Padmini, but most modern historians have rejected the authenticity of these ...
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 ...
The earliest Guhila inscription discovered at Chittor is from the reign of Tejasimha (mid-13th century); it mentions "Chitrakuta-maha-durga" (the great fort of Chittor). [17] Under the orders of Alauddin Khilji, between 1251 and 1258, Balban repeatedly led armies to attack and lay siege to Chittor fort, as well as Ranthambore and Bundi forts.
Alauddin Khalji, the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, had successfully warded off Mongol invasions from the Chagatai Khanate and its neighbours in 1297-98, 1298-99 and 1299.In the winter of 1302–1303, Alauddin dispatched an army to ransack Warangal, while he himself led another army to conquer Chittor. [2]
Siege of Jalore (1310) – Kanhad Dev repulsed Alauddin Khalji General Shama Khan [16] Battle of Jalore (1310–11) – Alauddin Khalji defeated Kanhad Dev after a long and bloody war it was a pyrrhic victory. [20] Battle of Chittor (1321) – Rana Hammir Singh defeated Maldev Songara, a vassal of the Tughlaq dynasty and recovered Mewar. [21]
Siege of Chittorgarh may refer to these sieges of the Chittor Fort (Chittorgarh) in India: Siege of Chittorgarh (1303), in which the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji defeated the Guhila king Ratnasimha. Siege of Chittorgarh (1473), in which Kingdom of Mewar under Rana Raimal repulsed the besiegers and Sultan of Malwa was forced to retreat.
Chittor Fort was the capital of Mewar and is located in the present-day town of Chittorgarh. Ratnasimha (IAST: Ratna-Siṃha, r. c. 1302–03 CE) was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mewar in present-day Rajasthan, India. He belonged to the Rawal branch of the Guhila dynasty, which ruled from the Chitrakuta fort (modern Chittorgarh).