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<p>202.47.94.251: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{refimprove|date=January 2008}}<br /> '''Gora and Badal''' are legendary [[Warrior|warriors]], whose story appears in ''[[Padmavat]]'' (1540 CE), ''Gora Badal Padmini Chaupai'' (1589 CE), and their later adaptions. They served the king of [[Chittor Fort|Chittor]], Ratansen (identified with [[Ratnasimha]], also called Ratan Singh in later legends). [[Alauddin Khalji]] of [[Delhi Sultanate|Delhi]] attacked Chittor to obtain Ratansen's wife [[Rani Padmini|Padmavati]] and captured the king. Gora, Badal, and their soldiers entered Delhi disguised as Padmini and her companions, and rescued the king. Gora and Badal were killed during fighting with [[Alauddin_Khalji|Alauddin's]] army.<br /> <br /> == ''Padmavat'' ==<br /> <br /> In Malik Muhammad Jayasi's ''[[Padmavat]]'' (1540 CE), Gora and Badal are vassals of Ratansen, the king of [[Chittor Fort|Chittor]] (identified with [[Ratnasimha]]). [[Alauddin Khalji]] of Delhi attacks Chittor to obtain Ratansen's beautiful wife [[Rani Padmini|Padmavati]]. During a peace negotiation, Ratansen invites Alauddin as a guest inside the fort, against the advice of Gora and Badal. Alauddin deceitfully catches a glimpse of Padmavati, captures Ratansen, and returns to Delhi.{{sfn|Ramya Sreenivasan|2007|p=209}} Padmavati asks Gora and Badal to help her free Ratansen. The two men and their followers enter the fortress of Delhi, disguised as Padmavati and her companions. They free Ratansen, but Gora and Badal were killed fighting during the escape.{{sfn|Ramya Sreenivasan|2007|p=209}}<br /> <br /> == ''Gora Badal Padmini Chaupai'' ==<br /> <br /> Hemratan's ''Gora Badal Padmini Chaupai'' (1589 CE) follows a similar plot: Alauddin invades Chittor to obtain Ratan Sen's wife Padmini, and deceitfully captures Ratan Sen.{{sfn|Ramya Sreenivasan|2007|p=210}} The frightened nobles of Chittor consider surrendering Padmini to Alauddin. But warriors Gora (or Goru) and Badal (or Badil) agree to defend her and rescue king Ratansen. They pretend to make arrangements to bring Padmavati to Alauddin's camp, but instead bring warriors concealed in [[palanquin]]s. They rescue the king; Gora and Badal killed during fighting Alauddin's army. Gora's wife commits [[sati (practice)|self-immolation]] (''sati''). In [[heaven]], Gora is rewarded with half of [[Indra]]'s throne.{{sfn|Ramya Sreenivasan|2007|p=211}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> === Bibliography ===<br /> {{ref begin}}<br /> * {{cite book |author=Ramya Sreenivasan|author-link=Ramya Sreenivasan |title=The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen: Heroic Pasts in India C. 1500–1900 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GiSUwULkK64C |year=2007 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-98760-6 }}<br /> {{ref end}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:History of Rajasthan]]<br /> [[Category:People from Rajasthan]]<br /> [[Category:Duos]]</div>

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