The 'Sikandar Nama' and 'Padmaavat' are famous literary works. Who wrote 'Padmaavat' during the period leading up to the Mughal era?

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• Malik Muhammad Jayasi
• Amir Khusrau
• Kabir
• Tulsidas

Explanation

Malik Muhammad Jayasi, a Sufi poet, wrote the epic poem 'Padmaavat' in Awadhi, a Hindi dialect, in 1540, during the reign of Sher Shah Suri.