Since Padamavati was a royal princess, no person was allowed to see her without permission which irked Allauddin Khilji. Allauddin Khilji who tried to invade Chittogarh fort in the 13th century heard about the beauty of Rani Padmavati which made him want to marry her. She was well known for her bravery and courage. The wife of Rana Ratan Singh was none other than Rani Padmini or Padmavati who was regarded the most beautiful women in the royal family. The fort was considered one of the largest forts in the country and believed to be built by the Mauryans in the 7 Century A D. It was the time when Rana Ratan Singh was ruling the Chittorgarg fort. Of the three Jauhars recorded, the Jauhar of the 1303 AD is remembered the most. In order to prevent such blasphemy, the Rajput women chose Jauhar over drinking poison so that the Mughals do not find their dead bodies as well. The other main reason why Rajput women chose the most painful death of self immolating was because the Mughals after victory are said to have raped even the dead bodies of kafir women. The treachery of the Mughals made the Rajputs lose faith which became the main reason for them to start the practice of Jauhar. But however when the Rajputs were made to surrender, the Mughals betrayed their trust and slaughtered the husbands and took away women and children as sex slaves. It is said that on several occasions, the Rajput Kings set terms for peace with Mughals and agreed that winner would grant the opponents family the dignity and respect they deserve. However, in the hands of Mughals, the Rajput women underwent the most inhumane treatment of sex slavery, rape and humiliation. The main reason was because the Hindu kings who conquered the Chittor fort treated women with respect and gave the honour they deserve. Although many other Hindu kings of Maratha dynasty did conquer Chittor fort, there have been no records of Jauhar performed by the royal women. The first incident of Jauhar happened in the year 1303 at the time of Allaudin Khilji, 1535 when Bahadur Shah occupied Chittor and during Akbar’s regime in 1568.īut what is very interesting is, Jauhars by the Rajput families were only followed during the Mughal invasions. The practice of Jauhar was developed during the time of Mughal invasion and the country witnessed three Jauhars during the Mughal rule. The word Jauhar was derived from the Sanskrit word Jau which means life and har means to take, which together put meant to take ones life. Jauhar was a practice of self immolation of the ladies of the royal families along with their children to escape rape, slavery in the hands of Mughal invaders.
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