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Siege of Chittorgarh

9. Jan. 1303 – Aug. 1303 · 24.89° N, 74.65° E

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9. Jan. 1303 – Aug. 1303
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24.89° N, 74.65° E
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1303 battle between the Delhi Sultanate and the Guhila Dynasty

Siege of Chittorgarh (1303)

Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Chittor

In 1303, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji captured the Chittor Fort from the Guhila king Ratnasimha, after an eight month long siege. The conflict has been described in several legendary accounts, including the historic epic poem Padmavat, which claims that Alauddin's motive was to obtain king Ratnasimha's beautiful wife Padmavati.

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