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Historians say
The queen who, in tradition, led the 1303 jauhar after Alauddin Khilji saw her reflection in a mirror. ONE SOURCE: 'PADMINI FIRST APPEARS IN JAYASI'S PADMAVAT, AROUND 1540' and 'THERE IS NO CONTEMPORARY EVIDENCE FOR HER.' Another confirms the mirror story first appears in that poem.