Rani Padmini was the queen of Chittor, and the wife of king Rawal Ratan Singh. Today she is one of the epitomes of Indian woman-hood and a saga of sacrifice and valour. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Delhi Sultanate - the kingdom set up by the invaders was nevertheless growing in power. The Sultans made repeated attacks on Mewar on one pretext or the other. Rani Padmini who was the pretext for Ala-ud-din Khilji's attack on Chittor. Wikipedia
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