city of Jais. Legacy More than a century after his death, Jayasi's name started appearing in hagiographies that portrayed him as a charismatic Sufi pir. Ghulam Muinuddin Abdullah Khweshgi, in his Maarijul-Wilayat (1682–83), called him muhaqqiq-i hindi ("knower of the truth of al-Hind"). Literary works He wrote 25 works. Jayasi's most famous work is Padmavat (1540), a poem describing the story of the historic siege of Chittor by Alauddin Khalji in 1303. In Padmavat, Alauddin attacks Chittor after hearing of the beauty of Queen Padmavati, the wife of king Ratansen. His other important works include Akhrawat and Akhiri Kalaam. He also wrote Kanhavat, based on Krishna. References Bibliography External links Malik Muhammad Jayasi at Kavita Kosh Indian male poets Hindi-language poets Indian Sufis 16th-century Indian poets 1542 deaths Poets from Uttar Pradesh Urdu-language poets People from Amethi district