What poem was written about the motive of the SIege of Chittorgarh, 1303?
Siege of Chittorgarh, 1303 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 historically unreliable "Padmavat", which claims that Alauddin's motive was to obtain Ratnasimha's beautiful wife Padmini.
Raghuvaṃśa Raghuvamsha (Sanskrit: रघुवंश , Raghuvaṃśa ) is a Sanskrit mahakavya (epic poem) by the most celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. Though an exact date of composition is unknown, the poet is presumed to have flourished in the 5th century CE. It narrates, in 19 "sarga"s (cantos), the stories related to the Raghu dynasty, namely the family of Dilipa and his descendants up to Agnivarna, who include Raghu, Dasharatha and Rama. The earliest surviving commentary written on the work is that of the 10th-century Kashmiri scholar Vallabhadeva.