'Padmavat', the famous epic poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540, was composed in which language?

"Padmavat", the famous epic poem written by the Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540, was composed in Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi spoken in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh.

About Padmavat:

• It tells the story of Padmavati (Padmini), the beautiful princess of Singhal-dwip (Sri Lanka), and her marriage to Ratnasen (Ratan Singh), the ruler of Chittor.
• It describes Alauddin Khalji's desire to win Padmavati, his siege of Chittor, and the jauhar (self-immolation) of the women of the fort.
• It is written in the "masnavi" style of Persian poetry, using the "doha-chaupai" verse form.
• It was originally written in the Persian script, and later copied in Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.
• Many scholars read it as a Sufi allegory: the body is Chittor, the mind is the king, Singhal is the heart, Padmavati is wisdom, and Alauddin is illusion (maya).
• Historians regard the story of Padmavati as largely legendary, since contemporary sources do not mention her.

About Malik Muhammad Jayasi:

• He was born in about 1477 at Jais, in the Amethi (Rae Bareli) region of Uttar Pradesh, which gave him his name.
• He was a Sufi poet of the Chishti order.
• His other works include "Akhrawat" and "Akhiri Kalam".
• He is regarded as an important poet of the "Premashrayi" (love-based) branch of the Nirguna Bhakti tradition in Hindi literature.

About Awadhi:

• It is an eastern dialect of Hindi, spoken in the Awadh region (Lucknow, Ayodhya, Rae Bareli and nearby areas).
• Tulsidas wrote the "Ramcharitmanas" (1574) in Awadhi.
• Other Sufi romances in Awadhi include "Chandayan" by Maulana Daud and "Mrigavati" by Qutuban.

Braj Bhasha:

It is a dialect of the Mathura-Vrindavan region, used by Surdas and other Krishna-bhakti poets.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Braj Bhasha, Persian and Maithili were not the language of Padmavat.