Padmini of Chittor

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Padmini of Chittor is a legendary Rajput queen celebrated in Indian folklore and literature for her beauty, valor, and the tragic tale of her self-immolation to avoid capture by the Sultan Alauddin Khalji.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rajput queen ⓘ
folkloric character ⓘ
legendary queen ⓘ
antagonist Alauddin Khalji ⓘ
associatedWith Chittor siege by Alauddin Khalji ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Padmini Palace ⓘ
linked to: Rana Kumbha Palace
associatedWithPractice jauhar ⓘ
sati ⓘ
authorOfPrimaryLegend Malik Muhammad Jayasi ⓘ
causeOfDeath self-immolation ⓘ
centuryOfEarliestSource 16th century ⓘ
conflictWith Alauddin Khalji’s desire to capture her ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
culture Rajput culture ⓘ
depictedIn North Indian ballads ⓘ
Padmavat ⓘ
linked to: Padmavati

Rajasthani folklore ⓘ
ethnicity Rajput ⓘ
linked to: Rajputs
fictionalStatus legendary ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreOfNarrative romantic-heroic epic ⓘ
historicity disputed ⓘ
influenced film adaptations ⓘ
later Indian literature ⓘ
theatrical adaptations ⓘ
literaryWorkAbout Padmavat ⓘ
linked to: Padmavati
mannerOfDeath jauhar ⓘ
narrativeRole heroine of Chittor legend ⓘ
notableFor extraordinary beauty ⓘ
jauhar ⓘ
self-immolation to avoid capture ⓘ
valor ⓘ
placeOfResidence Mewar ⓘ
portrayedAs devoted wife ⓘ
ideal Rajput queen ⓘ
protector of honor ⓘ
regionOfLegend North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India

Rajasthan ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
residence Chittor ⓘ
linked to: Chittorgarh

Chittorgarh Fort ⓘ
spouse Ratan Sen ⓘ
Ratnasimha ⓘ
symbolOf Rajput pride ⓘ
chastity ⓘ
female courage ⓘ
honor ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mewar → associatedWith → Padmini of Chittor ⓘ
Chittorgarh Fort → associatedWith → Rani Padmini ⓘ
linked to: Padmini of Chittor
Mewar Kingdom → associatedWith → Padmini (legendary queen of Chittor) ⓘ
linked to: Padmini of Chittor