History of Rathores

Rathores are a Suryavanshi Rajput clan. The clan traces its lineage back to Rama, the mythical hero of the Hindu epic Ramayana and through him back to the sun god Surya himself. Which is why the Rathores also call themselves Suryavanshi or family of the sun. The Rathores hail from the Marwar region of western Rajasthan and inhabit in the Idar state of Gujarat and also in Chhapra & Muzaffarpur district of Bihar in a very small number.

History

Vansh: Suryavanshi
Descended from: Kannauj (Gahadvala)
Branches: Mertiya, Jaitawat, Sindhal, Bhadawat Udawat, Champawat, Kumpawat, Jodha, Bika, Jaitawat, Jaimalot|Patawat, Vadher, Rupawat, Balawat, chandawat, Raipalot
Ruled in: Kannauj, Marwar, Jangladesh, Malwa
Princely States: Marwar (1226-1949)
Bikaner (1488-1949)
Bat-Dwarka(Gujrat)
Kishangarh (1611-1949)
Idar (1728-1949)
Ratlam (1651-1949)
Sitamau (1701-1949)
Sailana (1730-1949)
Kotra (1350-1755)
Alirajpur (1701-1949)
Manda
Poonch (1596-1798)
Amritpur (1857-present)

From the story of the martial clan, the Rathores who ruled Marwar from Jodhpur till the merger of the Princely States with the Dominion of India in 1949, one must travel further back in time to the year 1194. It was in that year, thousands of miles away in eastern India that the Muslim invader, Shahabuddin Mohammed Ghori, defeated the mighty Jaichand of Kanauj. It was Jaichand’s great-grandson, Sheoji, who rode out to Marwar in 1226, eager for fresh battlefields and glory all his own. And it is Sheoji’s descendants who proudly bear the name, Rathore.

In 1226 the principal cities of Marwar were Mandore, today a fifteen minute drive from Jodhpur and Pali, an hour’s drive south; and it was the latter, a rich commercial centre, that Sheoji first conquered. Over the decades the Rathores expanded steadily but it was only in 1395, in the reign of their twelfth ruler, Rao Chunda, that they acquired – not conquered – Mandore.

Mandore is Marwar’s most historic city. Today in ruins, it was the capital of many a great dynasty. Legend has it that Ravana, the Demon King of Lanka who defied Lord Rama himself, married a princess of Mandore, his favourite queen Mandodri. In 1292 the Parihar Rajputs lost Mandore to the Khilji Sultans of Delhi and after that the city remained with the Sultanate of Delhi till 1395. In that year their Governor in Mandore, Aibak Khan, demanded fodder as well as the tax on grain, and this eventually proved to be his undoing. The Parihars, tired of this autocratic man, hatched a plan, which, in ingenuity matched the famous Trojan Horse, and in bravery far surpassed it. Five hundred Parihars smuggled themselves into the fortified city in a hundred cart-loads of grass. These carts were checked randomly and prodded with spears. Some men were pierced but they uttered not a sound and, in fact, even managed to wipe the blood off the spears as they were withdrawn. Then the Parihars fell upon the Muslims. Within an hour Mandore was once again in their hands but the victors realised that defending her was going to be an entirely different problem. It was then that someone suggested a marital alliance be arranged with the young Chunda. Thus did Mandore, the capital of Marwar, come to the Rathores in a dowry.

As the unchallenged rulers of Mandore, Sheoji’s descendants were firmly established as the most powerful clan in the region. And it was left to Chunda’s grandson, Rao Jodha, to secure a place for the Rathores in the annals of India by building one of her most spectacular forts and founding one of her most charming cities. The foundation of this fort was laid on 12 May 1459 by Jodha himself on rocky Bhakurcheeria, only six miles away from Mandore. Perhaps with Cheeria Nathji’s curse ringing in his ears, Jodha had a young man buried alive in it to ensure the new site proved propitious. This man was Rajiya Bambi who was promised that his family and descendants would be looked after by the Rathores. It is a promise that has been honoured and Rajiya’s descendants, who still live in Raj Bagh, Rajiya’s Garden; the estate bequeathed to their ancestor by Jodha, continue to enjoy a special relationship with the Maharaja.

Rao Jodha’s citadel, on which he spent all of nine hundred thousand rupees, was very different from what his descendant, the present Maharaja of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh II, inherited four hundred and ninety three years later in 1952. It was much smaller and of the seven gates at present only one was built by Jodha himself. As the Rathores grew more powerful, Mehrangarh, at once a reflection of their glory and the basis of their strength, expanded. Almost every ruler left his mark and herein lies the fort’s unique beauty, for it is today a magnificent blend of different reigns and ages, styles and influences, compulsions and dreams. Its towering battlements, a hundred and twenty feet high, and stone walls, in places six metres thick, testify to the might of Maldev (1532-1562) in whose reign the Rathores reached the zenith of their power. The palaces, extravagant edifices of peace and prosperity, whisper a thousand secrets; stories of machiavellian intrigues, dazzling riches and royal pleasures under the Mughal umbrella (1583-1739). The main gates, Fateh Pol and Jai Pol, sing of great victories, against the Mughals in 1707 and the Jaipur forces a hundred years later; while the ramparts, fiercely brandishing Maharaja Abhaya Singh’s cannons (1724-1749), proudly proclaim these victories to the world.

People gradually began to migrate to Jodhpur, the new seat of power and potential prosperity in the Thar. Like other medieval cities of consequence, Jodhpur was originally a walled city too, and Jodha’s walled Jodhpur had four Pols or gates, three of which still stand, (though in poor condition). In the north was Bhagi Pol. In the south the Singh Pol, (or The Lion Gate), and in the south-east, the Bhomiaji Ki Ghati Ki Pol. The gateway to the east, the one most travelled by, was the Phoolelao Pol which is still in a fairly good state. Jodha’s capital was small indeed, for these gates stand almost in the shadow of Bhakurcheeria. Today, from the newest parts of this ever expanding city, Mehrangarh is but a ghostly silhouette.

In tribute to the stability and prosperity of her founder’s reign (1438-1488), Jodhpur outgrew her original walls within fifty years of his death. And in 1543 when Sher Shah, the Afghan who usurped the Mughal throne of Delhi for a few years, announced his intentions of invading Marwar, the then Rathore ruler, Rao Maldev, was compelled to complete the city’s fortifications. His walls, which once again embraced Jodhpur, were twenty four thousand feet long, nine feet thick and forty feet high. He built six gates; Chand Pol, which faced west in honour of the Lunar God’s ascent, was the first in that direction. The other five gates were named after the major Rathore forts they faced; Siwanchi Pol (Siwana) in the south, Jalori Pol (Jalore) in the south-east, Sojati Pol (Sojat) in the east, Mertia Pol (Merta) also in the east and Nagauri Pol (Nagaur) in the north-east. The gates and walls were simple and functional in design, the walls punctuated with platforms and towers for keeping watch and shooting.

Maldev’s walls, formidable as Sher Shah found them, were not able to contain Jodhpur for long and except for Chand Pol and Mertia Pol, the other gates were shifted outwards again in the reigns of the brothers, Maharajas Abhaya Singh and Bakhta Singh (1724-1752). Today these gates stand repaired and painted, but unused because the walled section has merged with the new to make Jodhpur Rajasthan’s second largest city. The walls themselves have vanished. Stone by stone they have been stripped to find their way into homes and shops and slums.

The old capital of Mandore was not entirely abandoned. Indeed, right up to 1873. Mandore is where the rulers of Marwar returned to their final rest. The Royal Cenotaphs, built in sandstone on the cremation sites, are impressive and elaborately carved, their unexpected grandeur lifting, momentarily, the tragic air of the public gardens and ruins around them. Surrounded by the hustle and bustle of modern civilization, as is the old city of Mandore, it is interesting to read here that sometimes as many as eighty ladies committed Sati; immolating themselves on their husband’s funeral pyre. These included not only the queens but concubines and even maids and musicians. In 1895 the royal cremation site moved to a hill within half a mile of Mehrangarh, when Maharaja Sardar Singh (1895-1911) had his father, Maharaja Jaswant Singh II cremated there, fulfilling the latter’s last wishes. The Jaswant Thada Memorial is a splendid shrine in shining white marble and is visible from the fort, and indeed from most parts of the city.

With the birth of Mehrangarh and Jodhpur, the Rathores entered their Golden Age. Their conquests were prolific and the farsighted Jodha settled his brothers and sons in the new lands as the Thakurs or feudal lords. They were quickly absorbed into the social fabric of the country and all of Marwar was now ruled by the Rathore. In 1488 when Jodha died, Rathoree Raj, the Rule of the Rathores, had come of age.

Jodha was succeeded by his son Rao Satal (sixteenth Rathore chief) who ruled for only four years but is remembered as one of Marwar’s greatest martyrs and a shining exemplar of Rajput chivalry. He died in 1492 rescuing a hundred and forty village maidens who had been abducted by Muslim invaders. Sadly, for it bespeaks a deterioration of martial spirit, he was the last Rathore ruler to die by the sword. Of the fifteen who preceded him nine died on the battlefield, of them six against Muslim armies; of the twenty one who followed, none.

Rathore Dynasty Tree

  • Raja Yashovigraha (Gahadvala Dynasty) of Kannauj (Nothern India, present day Uttar Pradesh)
    • Raja Mahichandra
      • Raja Chandradev, annexed Delhi from Pratihars, also defeated Rashtrakutas.
        • Raja Madanpal (1154)
          • Raja Govindchandra (1162)
            • Raja Vijaychandra
              • Raja Jaichandra (1226)
  • Raja JAI CHANDRARaja of Kannauj (1226), married and had issue, at least one daughter and three sons.
    • Rajkumari Sanyogita, married Raja Prithviraj Chauhan-III of Ajmer and Delhi.
    • Rajkumar Vardayisen
      • Setram
        • Rao Seehaji (see below)
    • Raja Jaipal
      • Googaldevji
        • Raja Keshardevji (Established Jobat State on 14th January 1464 AD)
          • Rana Ranjit Singhji
            • Rana Bheem Singhji
              • Rana Bhupendra Singhji (Jobat)
              • Maharaja Bhawanisinghji
        • Raja Krishnadev
          • Raja Pratapsingh (founder of Alirajpura State V.S. 1855 Chaitra Vadi Atham)
            • Raja Fateh Singhji
              • Raja Surendra Singhji
                • Raja Kamalendra Singhji (Alirajpura State)
  • Rao Seehaji, 1273 AD (founder of Marwar State)
    • Rao Aasthaanji (see below)
    • Ajay Singh – Badhela Rathores of Gujarat (Poseetaraa Gujarat Aarmad, Betdwarka)
    • Rao Sonag ji (IdarIdariya Rathore, 1274-1283
      • Rao Abhaymal 1283-1285 Rao Ranmal 1345-1403
        • Rao Chawalmal 1285-1310
          • Rao Lunkaran 1310-1324
            • Rao Kehar (Harbal) 1324-1345
              • Rao Puja (I) 1403-1427
                • Rao Narayandasji 1427-1481
                  • Rao Bhaan ji 1481-1501, 2 sons.
                    • Rao Surajmalji 1501-1503
                      • Rao Raimalji 1503-1530
                    • Rao Bheemji (usurped gaddi from Raimalji) 1509-1514
                      • Rao Bharmalji 1514-1542
                        • Rao Punjaji (II) 1542-1551
                          • Rao Narayandasji (II)
                            • Rao Beeramdevji
                              • Rao Kalyanmalji
                                • Rao Gajannathji
                                  • Rao Punjaji (III)
                                    • Rao Arjundasji
                                      • Rao Gopiwalji
                                        • Rao Karn Singhji
                                          • Rao Chandra Singhji (Lost Idar on V.S. 1781 / 1725 AD) (called Raos of Pole (Thikana Pole)
  • Rao Aasthaanji 1273-1292 AD
    • Rao Doohardji (see below)
    • Dhandhalji (Dhandhal Rathores of Koloomad, Guna, Keru, Salwa)
    • Hardakji (Harpawat Rathores)
    • Pohardji (Pohad Rathore)
    • KhinpSinghji (Kheenpsa Rathore)
    • Aasalji (Aasal Rathore)
    • Chachigji (Chachig Rathore)
    • Jopesinghji
      • Seendhalji (Seendhal Rathore) (Lambisa, Rodla, Pawa, Kawla, Baalaana)
      • Jolooji (Joloo Rathore)
      • Joraji (Jorawat Rathore)
      • Oohardji (Oohad Rathore) (Korna, Tilora, Khabra, Khor, Jawaali)
      • Moolooji (Mooloo Rathore)
      • Rajagji
      • Raankaaji (Raikwal State) (Mallarpur, Ramnagar, Aserdi Rampur)
  • Rao Doohardji 1292-1309 AD
    • Rao Raipalji(see below)
    • Khetpalji (Khetpalot)
    • Behardji (Behard)
    • Peethardji (Peethad)
    • Jogaji (Jogawat)
    • Daaloo
    • Vegardji (Begad Rathore) (Soorpura, Sewala)
  • Rao Raipaal 1309-1313 AD
    • Rao Kanpaalji (see below)
    • Kelanji
      • Kotecho (Kotecha Rathore)
    • Thantheeji
      • Fitakji (Fitak Rathore)
    • Soodaji (Suda Rathore)
    • Laakhanji
    • Dangeeji (Dangia Rathore)
    • Mohanji (Muhnot Rathore)
      • Bhim (Mohniya Rathore)
      • Putr (Mohnot Oswal)
    • Janjhanji (Janjhaniya Rathore)
    • Rajoji
    • Jogoji
    • Randhoji (Randha Rathore)
    • Hathurdiya (Hathuria)
  • Rao Kanpaalji 1313-1323 AD
    • Rao Jaalanseeji(see below)
    • Bhimkaran
    • Vijaypal
  • Rao Jaalanseeji 1323-1328
    • Chhadaji(see below)
    • Bhakharsingh
    • Doongarsingh
  • Rao Chhadaji 1328-1344
    • Rao Teedaji(see below)
    • Khokharji (Khokhar Rathore)
    • Vanroji (Vanar Rathore)
    • Sihmalji (Sihmalot)
    • Rudrapalji
    • Kheepsaji
    • Rao Kanhardji
    • Rao Tribhuvansingh
    • Udow (Udawat Rathore) (Baithvasiyan, Begardiyo, Dhunardiyo, Kanhasar, Kaatar-Bikaner)
  • Rao Teedaji 1344-1357
    • Rao Salkha(see below)
  • Rao Salkhaji 1357-1374
    • Rawal Maleenathji (founder of Malani), nine sons.
      • Jagmaal, had issue, 4 sons.
        • Mandalak
          • Bhojraj
            • Rawal Veedaji
              • Rawal Neesalji
                • Rawal Varsinghji
                  • Rawal Hapaji, 2 sons.
                    • Rawal Meghrajji (Jasol-Mahewa), 3 sons.
                      • Rawal Kallaji (Kalawat Mahecha) (Thop, Shergarh, Dehuriya, Neembri-Mewar)
                      • Rawal Doodaji (Doodawat Mahecha) (Jasol-Mahewa, Noharo, Padardi, Pareu, Kasubala, Sajiyali, Kaalewa, Chibi)
                      • Rawal Pattaji (Patawat Mahecha) (Sindari, Dakha, Kolu, Tilwada, Gol, Jagaawas, Nawsar, Gadso)
                    • Rawal Malaji (Dahejari)
        • Loonkaji (Barmera Rathore) (Chohtan, Loonoo, Bhurtiya, Gangasariya, Chulee, Sarlee, Uttarlai, Kapurdi, Tarataro, Rohilee, Gudisar, Chokhala, Deegada, Garal, Paaliya, Ramderiya, Hathitala, Danta, Shivkar, Kudla, Aagor, Kavaas)
        • Ridmalji (Khawadiya Rathore) (Girab)
        • Bharmal
      • Jagpal (Pokarana Rathore) (Sakro, Loono, Khuhado, Chok, Gudhi, Jaliwado)
      • Kumpaji (Kotariya Rathore)
      • Mehaji (Falsundiya Rathore) (Falsoond)
      • Chandrao
      • Adwal (Kusamliya Rathore)
      • Udeysi (Falsoondiya Rathore)
      • Aradkamalji (Bahadmera Rathore) (Barmer, Chouhtan)
      • Harbhooji
    • Rao Jaitmal ji (Gadh Siwana)
      • Rawat Hapa, had issue, two sons.
        • Rawat Karan
          • Rawat Tihno
            • Rawat Veeja
              • Rana Devidas
                • Rana Joga
                  • Rana Karamsingh
                    • Rana Doongarsingh (Gadh Siwana)
        • Harbham (Dhavecha Rathore) (Dhawaa) (Paadru, Morseem, Siner, Indrani, Kundal, Naarwaadaa, Khetlaawas, Daeewo, Chainpura, Aakuwo, Aalwada, Sela, Sangno, Pardpuro/Paarpuro, Kuka Kohree, Mera/Meda, Raabta, Beechawadi, Doodwa Ek Bant, Nawaapura)
      • Rawat Kheevkaran (Nagar-Rardhara) (Maalaani) (Dhookia, Jalikhera, Payla, Lolawa, Aambaliyala, Bhakharpura, Dabhoi, Banta, Padardi, Aalpura, Hameera, Dangariya, Tetrol)
      • Vejal (Kelwa, Aagariya, Gangrana, Ghabar Dhoomba) – in 9th Generation from Shubhkaranji descended Shobhawat Rathore (Paal, Mordi/Mori, Padaasla, Sanwalta, Kurdi/Kudi)
      • Uda
      • Khetsi (Junjania Rathore)
      • Aja (Bhathi Jet. Rathore)
      • Jeewa (Jagecha Rathore)
      • Lootha
    • Rao Veeram ji (see below)
    • Sohard (Sohar Rathore) (Mailaana)
  • Rao Veeramji 1374-1383, had issue five sons.
    • Rao Chundaji
    • Devrajji (Devrajot Rathore – Setrawa, Suwaliya)
      • Chaddevji (Charddevot Rathore – Gilakor, Dechu, Somesar)
    • Jaisinghji (Jaisinghot Rathore)
    • Beejaji
    • Gogadevji (Gogade Rathore) (Ketu, Tena, Sekhala)
  • Rao Chundaji 1394-1423 (established Rathore state at Mandore)
    • Rao Ridhmal
    • Rao Kanaji (Kanawat) 1423-1424
    • Rao Sataaji (Sataawat) 1424-1427
    • Aradkamalji (Aradkamalot)
    • Arjan (Arjanot)
    • Bijaji (Bijawat)
    • Harchandevi (Harchandji)
    • Loombaji (Lumbawat)
    • Bheemji (Bheemot)
    • Sesmal (Sesmalot)
    • Randhir (Randhirot)
    • Poonanji (Punawat) (Khudeeyas, Joonda)
    • Sivraj (Seevrajot)
    • Ramdev
  • Rao Kanaji (Kanawat) 1423-1424
  • Rao Sataaji (Sataawat) 1424-1427
  • Rao Rirdhmalji 1427-1438
    • Akheyrajji (Bagri or Bagdi) He abdicated in favour of his younger brother.
      • Panchayanji
        • Jaitaji (Jaitawat Rathore) (Bagdi, Rairobado, Khokharo, Baali, Noon, Thanwalo, Doondho, Samdani)
        • Kalaa (Kalawat) (Hoon, Jadhan)
        • Bhada (Bhadawat) (Dechhu-Jalore, Khanbal, Guda/Gura)
      • Mehrajji
        • Kumpaji (Kumpawat) (Asope, Chandawal, Kanataliyan, Gajsinghpura, Siriyari, Raamaasanee, Chandewaal, Maando, Chelawas, Ghanlo, Seewas, Nadsar, Baasni)
    • Rao Jodha
    • Kandhalji (Kandhalot) (Rawatsar, Bisasar, Bilmu, Sikrodi)
    • Champoji (Champawat Rathore) (Kaparda)
      • Bherudas
        • Jeso
          • Maadan
            • Gopalda(Pali), had issue, 8 sons.
              • Vitthaldas (Vitthaldasot Champawat) (Pokhran, Daspan, Samaadiyo, Baghawas Sirano, Santha, Peelwa, Ransigaon, Hariyadhana, Nosar, Naayala, Kanota, Goner, Geejgarh)
              • Dalpat Singh – Aaidansingh (Aadanot Champawat) (Auwa, Banto, Lambiya, Royat, Bitora, Aahor, Bheswada, Kankani, Bamseen)
              • Bhopatji (Khatu, Firojpur, Ramdawas, Ideeya)
              • Baluji (Balludasot Champawat) (Harsolaab, Dhadiya, Dhamli, Sinlee, Bajekhan-Dhinsaraa)
              • Raghavdas
              • Haridas (Haridasot) (Ganthiya, Didiya)
              • Hathisingh
              • Khetsingh
    • Lakhoji (Lakhawat) (Raneesgaon, Auwa)
    • Bhakharsee
      • Bala (Balawat Rathore) (Mokalsar, Baalwada, Waantu, Leelwano)
    • Doongarsinghji (Doongarot Rathore)
    • Jaitmal
      • Bhojraj (Bhojrajot Rathore)
    • Mandloji (Mandlawat Rathore) (Alaay in Bikaner state)
    • Patoji (Patawat) (Chotila, Aau, Karnu, Barjaansar, Boongadi)
    • Rupaji (Pupawat) (Moonjasar, Chakhu, Bhed, Udat)
    • Karanaji (Karanot) (Moodi, Kanano, Samadri, Baghawas, Jhanwar, Surpura, Keetnod, Chandsma, Mudado, Jajolai)
    • Sandaji (Sandawat)
    • Mandoji (Mandnot) (Alaay)
    • Nathuji (Nathawat) (Harkhawat) (Nathusar)
    • Udaji (Udawat Rathore of Bikaner)
    • Veraji (Verawat)
    • Hapaji Ridhmalot (Hapawat Rathore)
    • Adwaalji (Adwalot)
    • Saanwar
    • Jagmalji (Jagmalot)
    • Sagataaji
    • Goyand
    • Karamchand
  • Rao Jodhaji (1453-1489) (founder of Jodhpur), 16 sons.
    • Rao Saatalji
    • Rao Soojaji
    • Neebaji
    • Karamsee (Karamsot) (Kheenvsar, Panchodi, Naagdi, Haldhani, Dhnaree, Soyla, Aacheena, Bhojawas, Umarlai, Chataaliyo, Ustaraa, Khaari, Hareemo)
    • Banveerji (Banvirot)
    • Jaswantse (Jasoot Rathore)
    • Koompaji
    • Chandravji 1485 AD
    • Rao Bika 1485-1504 (founder of Bikaner Riyasat or Jangaldesh) (Bika Rathore)
      • Rao Narsee 1504-1505
      • Rao Loonkaran 1505-1526 (Bikawat Thakurs of Kumana, Lunkaransar)
        • Rao Jaitsee 1526-1542
          • Rao Kalyanam 1542-1573
            • Raja Raisingh 1573-1612, had two issue – Raja Dalpat Singh 1612-1614
            • Raja Soorsingh 1614-1631
              • Raja Karn Singh 1631-1669
                • Maharaja Anop Singh 1669-1698, had issue, 3 sons.
                  • Maharaja Saroopsingh 1698-1700
                  • Maharaja Sujan Singh 1700-1736
                    • Maharaja Jorawarsingh 1736-1746
                  • Anand Singh
                    • Maharaja Gajsingh 1746-1787
                      • Maharaja Rajsingh 1787
                        • Maharaja Pratapsingh 1787
                      • Maharaja Suratsingh 1787-1828
                        • Maharaja Ratansingh 1828-51
                          • Maharaja Sardarsingh 1851-72
                      • Chatra Singh
                        • Dalel Singh
                          • Shakti Singh
                            • Lal Singh, two sons.
                              • Maharaja Doongar Singh 1872-87
                              • Maharaja Ganga Singh 1887-1943, one of the most generous kings of the era, Ganganagar is named after him.
                                • Maharaja Shardulsingh 1943-1950
                                  • Maharaja Karnisingh 1950-1988
                                    • Maharaja Narendrasingh 1988 (Bikaner)
    • Beedo (Bidawat) (Beedasar, Jakhasar)
    • Jogaji
      • Khangarji (Khangarot Rathore) (Kharia, Jaalsu)
    • Bharmal (Bharmalot) (Manglya, Badgara, Khandwa B.B.(M.P.))
    • Rao Duda 1495-1525 (second time established Merta State, later vassal of Jodhpur)
      • Rao Veeramdev 1525-1544 (10 sons)
        • Rao Jaimal 1544-68, 5th Rao of Merta, commander of Chittor (Mewar) Army.
          • Surtan (Surtanot) (Badnore-Mewar, Gadhbore, Jawlo, Gulr, Bhkhri, Rohini, Lalaano, Jaalro)
          • Keshavdas (Keshavdasot) (Manaano, Badu, Chitawa, Kekind, Kalwo, Maamroli, Sabalpur, Budsu, Borawad, Barneu, Khojawas)
          • Goyanddas (Goyanddasot) (Bhanwata, Geri, Sarnaavado, Jaswantpura)
            • Sanwaldas
              • Raja Raghunath Singh Mertiya Rathore (Raghunathsinghot), founder of Maroth Riyasat (5 Royal Houses – Abhaypura (Jiliya), Minda, Panchota, Loonwa, Panchwa – the Panch Mahals)
                • Rajkumar Roop Singh, died in a battle.
                • Raja Vijay Singh (Vijaysinghot) (founder of Abhaypura/Jiliya Riyasat) (Ghatwa, Lichana, Sargoth, Nawa, Jiliya/Jhiliyo/Jhille, Nagar, Devla, Parewadi, Anandpura)
                  • Raja Sanwat Singh (founder of Sanwat Garh)
                    • Raja Jaswant Singh
                      • Raja Durjansal Singh
                        • Raja Nohan Singh (founder of Nohanpura)
                          • Raja Chand Singh
                            • Raja Bhagwat Singh (founder of Chandpura)
                              • Raja Bagh Singh
                                • Raja Nahar Singh (founder of Jiliya Fort, left Maroth Fort believing it to be cursed)
                                  • Raja Sher Singh
                                    • Raja Bakhtawar Singh
                                      • Raja Bijay Singh
                                        • Raja Indrabhan Singh (Abhaypura-Jiliya)
                • Raja Sabal Singh (founder of Minda Riyasat)
                  • Raja Inder Singh (Indersinghot) (Meethri, Peeplaad, Kuni, Narayanpura)
                • Thakur Sher Singh (Shersinghot) (Loonwa)
                • Thakur Hati Singh (Panchota)
                • Thakur Anand Singh (Panchwa)
                • Thakur Kishore Singh (Kuchaman, Bhagwanpura, Palara, etc.)
                • Thakur Amar Singh (Devli)
          • Madhavdas (Madhavdasot) (Dobri, Riyan/Rian, Aalniyavas/Alaniawas, Medawas/Maidas, Butati, Chui, Kotalsar, Chandaroon, Gothri, Eedwo, Bijathal)
          • Kalyandas (Kalyandasot) (Kherwa, Raayan, Kaalna)
            • Bishandas (Bishandasot) (Borunda, Tamroli, Khor/Khod Khaas, Amarpura, Barno, Chosli)
          • Ramdas
          • Vitthaldas (Vitthaldasot) (Nimbi Khaas, Loonsara)
            • Rajkumari Mertaniji married Raja Raisal Shekhawat of Khandela second son of Rao Suja of Amarsar.
          • Sadul, two sons.
            • Raghodasji
            • Chaturbhuj (Sadulot Mertiya) (Dholi-Mewar)
          • Haridas, two sons.
            • Aaskaran
            • Surajmal
          • Dwarkadas (Dwarkadasot)
          • Narsinghdas
          • Narayandas (Narayandasot) (Lambia)
          • Shyamdas
          • Mukundas (Mukundasot) (Gadhbore, Badnore, Roopaheli, Daabla, Gaanga-kheri, Karwad-Malwa)
        • Ishardas (Ishardasot) (Bikawas, Sumel, Kharwi)
        • Karan
        • Jagmaal (Jagmaalot) (Dasano Bado, Masuda, Bhandasar, Chhapri Badi, Fatehgarh-Ajmer)
        • Chanda (Chandawat) (Balunda, Kudki, Khamore-Mewar)
        • Bika, 2 sons.
          • Ballu (Bapri)
          • Bhanidas (Nimbdi)
        • Prithviraj
        • Pratapsingh, 3 sons.
          • Gopaldas (Gopinathot Mertia) (Ghanerao, Nadano Bado, Falna, Chanod Khaas, Koselav, Barkano)
          • Bhagwandas
          • Haridas
        • Sarangde
        • Maadan
      • Raimal (Raimalot) (Ren, Raayaan, Dugor, Jaalu, Aakeli Bee)
      • Ratansee or Ratan Singh (Kudki)
        • Rajkumari Baiji Lal Meera Bai, married son of Rana Sanga of Mewar (Udaipur), famous bhakti saint and devotee of Lord Krishna.
    • Rao Varsingh [Bar] (Varsinghot), 1st Rao of Merta.
      • Seeha, 2nd Rao of Merta, later remained in exile.
        • Jaiso
          • Ramdas
            • Bhim Singh 1521
              • Keshavdas, founder of Jhabua, 1548-1607
                • Karan 1607-1610
                  • Mahasingh 1610-1677
                    • Kushaalsingh 1677-1723
                      • Anoopsingh 1723-27
                        • Shivsingh 1727-58
                          • Bahadursingh 1758-1770
                            • Bhimsingh 1770-1829
                              • Somesingh
                                • Pratapsingh 1829-1832
                                  • Ratansingh 1832-1840
                                    • Gopalsingh 1840-1895
                                      • Udaysingh 1895-
                                        • Raja Daleep Singh
                                          • Raja Ajeetsingh
                                            • Yuvraj Narendrasingh (Jhabua Riyasat)
      • Aaskaran
        • Ram Singh (Ramawat Rathore)
          • Jaswant Singh, 2 sons.
            • Amar Singh (Khera)
            • Akheraj (Khera)
              • Kalyandas
                • Keertisingh
                  • Dalsingh
                    • Achalsingh
                      • Bhagwatsingh
                        • Rao Laalamsingh
                          • Rao Hameersingh
                            • Rao Jorawarsingh
                              • Rao Udaisingh
                                • Rao Brajbihari Singh
                                  • Rao Harendrakumarsingh
    • Shivraj (Shivrajot)
    • Samant Singh
  • Rao Saatalji 1489-1492
  • Rao Soojaji 1492-1515
    • Kunwar Baghaji
      • Rao Gangaji
      • Veeram (Baghawat Jodha) (Paharpur, Aaran, Shikarpura)
      • Pratapsee (Baghawat Jodha)
      • Bheem (Baghawat Jodha)
      • Patsee (Jodha)
      • Seengan ji
      • Jaitsee
    • Naraa ji (Narawat) (Bhadana, Booh)
    • Sekhaji (Sekhawat/Shekhawat)
    • Devidas (Devidasot)
    • Udaa ji (Udawat Rathore) (Raipur, Neemaj, Raas, Dholi, Lambia, Gudwach, Palasani)
    • Prayagdas (Prayagdasot)
    • Sanga ji (Sangawat)
    • Prithviraj
    • Napa (Bhadano, Basuri, Budu, Kasooba)
  • Rao Gangaji 1515-1532
    • Rao Maldev
    • Mansingh
    • Verisal (Gaangawat) (Kalijal & Sali)
    • Kishansingh (Gaanbhawat) (Kalijal & Sali)
    • Sadulji
    • Kanji
  • Rao Maldevji 1532-1562
    • Rao Ram (Ramot Jodha) Amjhera, had issue 7 sons.
      • Karan
      • Kala
        • Rao Jaswant Singh I
          • Rao Jagannath (founder of Amjhera State)
            • Rao Kesrisingh
              • Rao Jujharsingh
                • Rao Jasroop, had issue, two sons.
                  • Rao Lalsingh of Amjhera
                    • Rao Jaswantsingh II
                      • Rao Sawaisingh
                        • Rao Ajitsingh
                          • Shaheed Rao Bakhtawarsingh
                            • Rao Raghunathsingh
                              • Rao Laxmansingh
                                • Rao Kishansingh (Amjhera Riyasat in M.P.)
                  • Maharaj Chimansingh of Dattigaon
                    • Maharaj Nathusingh
                      • M. Khushaalsingh
                        • M. Khuman Singh
                          • M. Balwantsingh
                            • M. Moolsingh
                              • M. Vijaysingh
                                • M. Dolatsingh
                                  • M. Premsingh
                                    • Maharaj Rajwardhansingh (Dattigaon)
      • Keshavdas
      • Narayan
      • Bhopat
      • Kalu
      • Puranmal
    • Rao Chandrasen (Chandrasenot Jodha) 1562-1581, 3 sons.
      • Rao Raisingh 1582-1583 AD
      • Askaran
      • Ugrasen, 3 sons.
        • Karmsen
          • Shyamsingh, 2 sons.
            • Udaybhan (Thikana Bhinay), 2 sons.
              • Raja Kesrisingh (Bhinai)
              • Surajmal (Badanwada)
            • Akheraj (Devliya Kalla), 6 sons.
              • Narsinghdas (Tantoti)
              • Ishwardas (Devliya Kalla)
              • Devidas (Badli)
              • Naharsingh (Devgaon Baghera)
              • Gajsingh (Kairot)
              • Harisingh (Jaitpura, Jadana, Kaachriya)
        • Kalyandas
        • Kanha
    • Motaraja Udaysingh
    • Raimal, 2 sons.
      • Kaneeram, one son.
        • Abheram (Abherajot) (Neebi, Hudas, Bosni, Davriyoni, Khardiyo, Dattau, Chak, Devadati)
      • Kalyandas, 2 sons.
        • Narsingh Das, 1 son.
          • Kesrisingh (Kesrisinhot)(Ladnu, Sigrawat, Gorau, Ledi, Mamdoda, Toowaro, Kansumbi, Jakhada, Sanwrad, Seto, Khardiyo, Agarotiyo)
        • Ishwardas, 1 son.
          • Biharidas (Biharidasot) (Rohisi, Bhidasari)
    • Bhan (Bhanot Jodha)
    • Ratansingh (Ratanot)(Bhadrajun, Bhanwari, Bala, Beejal, Bhandelaaw, Parawa-Bikaner)
    • Bhojraj (Bhojrajot)(Bhagaasni, Raabdiya, Lunawo)
    • Vikramditt (Vikramayat)
    • Prithviraj
    • Askaran
    • Gopal (Gopaldasot)
    • Maheshdas (Maheshdasot)(Paatodi, Kelana, Newri, Falsoond, Sai, Seekh, Nehwaai, Naagaani)
    • Tiloksi(Rabadiya, Lunawa or Lunawo)
    • Likhmisi
    • Jetmaal
  • Motaraja Uday Singhji 1583-1595
    • Sawairaja Soorsingh
    • Narhardas
      • Jagnath (Jagnathet) (Solasar, Morera)
    • Bhagwandas
      • Goyand das (Goyanddasot) (Cherwa, Babro, Balaado, Khardi, Butiyaas, Achalpuro, Antroli, Badi Roiki, Khatolai)
    • Bhopatsingh
    • Akheraj
    • Jaitsingh (Jaitsinhot) (Jaitgarh, Khairwa, Nokha)
      • Harisingh
        • Ratansingh (Ratanot Jodha) (Dugali Khas, Lohoto Pathana ro bas)
    • Madhosingh (Madhodasot) (Juniya, Pisangan, Para, Govindgarh, Mahru)
    • Mohandas (Mohandasot)
    • Kiratsingh
    • Dalpat (Jalore)
      • Maheshdas ji, 2 sons.
        • Kalyandas ji (Kalyandamot jodha) (Jaaljiyasar, Jobebo, Aakodadi)
        • Raja Ratan Singhji (1632-1658) (founder of Ratlam Riyasat), 2 sons.
          • Raja Ram Singh, (1658-1682), 2 sons.
            • Raja Shivsingh ji 1682-1684
            • Raja Keshavdas ji – 1684-1695, 1701-1748.
              • Gajsingh ji 1748-1752
                • Fatehsinghji 1752-1802, 2 sons.
                  • Rajsinghji 1802-1867
                    • Ratansinghji
                      • Bhawanisinghji 1867-1855
                  • Naharsinghji
                    • Takhatsingh, 2 sons.
                      • Raja Bahadursinghji 1885-1899
                      • Raja Shardulsinghji 1899-1900
                        • Raja Ramsingh
                          • Maharajkumar Raghuvirsingh
                            • Raja Krishnasingh, 2 sons.
                              • Yuvraj Mrituyanjaysinghji)
                              • Maharajkumar Poornjay Singh (Sitamau Riyasat)
          • Raja Chhatrasal Singhji
            • Hathi Singh – Bairisal Singh (Ghamnod).
            • Raja Kesri Singhji
              • Raja Mansinghji 1716-43
                • Raja Prithvisingh 1743-73
                  • Raja Paghsingh 1773-1800
                    • Raja Parvatsingh 1800-1825
                      • Raja Balwant Singh 1825-57
                        • Raja Bhairawsingh 1857-1864
                          • Raja Ranjit Singh 1864-1896
                            • Raja Sajjan Singh 1893-1947
                              • Raja Lokendra Singh 1947-1948. (Ratlam Riyasat)
            • Pratap Singh (Rawti or Raoti), 2 sons.
              • Jai Singh 1716-57 AD (Sailana)
                • Jaswant Singh 1757-1772
              • Ajab Singh 1772-1882
                • Mohkam Singh 1782-97
                  • Laxman Singh 1797-1826
                    • Ratan Singh 1826-1827
                      • Nahar Singh 1827-42
                        • Takhat Singh 1842 – 1850
                          • Raja Dulle (Dulhe) Singh 1850-95
                            • Raja Jaswant Singh II 1895-1916
                              • Raja Dilip Singh 1916-___
                                • Raja Digvijay Singh
                                  • Raja Vikram Singh (Sailana Riyasat)
    • Jaswant Singh
    • Puranmal
    • Kishansingh (founder of Kishangarh Riyasat) 1609-1615 AD (Kishansinghot Rathore), 4 sons.
      • Raja Sahasmal 1615-1618
      • Raja Jagmaal 1618-29
      • Bharmal
        • Raja Roopsingh 1643-1658
          • Raja Mansingh 1658-1706
            • Raja Raj Singh 1709-48, 2 sons.
              • Samant Singh 1748-1764
                • Sardar Singh 1755-1766 (Roopnagar or Rupnagar)
              • Raja Bahadur Singh 1749-62
                • Raja Bidad (Bidat) Singh 1762-88
                  • Raja Pratap Singh 1988-98
                    • Raja Kalyandas 1798-1838
                      • Raja Mohkam Singh 1838-40
                        • Raja Prithvi Singh
                          • Raja Shardul Singh 1880- 1900
                            • Maharaja Madan Singh 1900-1926
                              • Maharaja Yagyanarayan Singh 1926-39
                                • Maharaja Sumer Singh 1939-71
      • Raja Hari Singh 1629-1643
    • Kesodas
    • Ramsingh
    • Shaktisingh (Sagatsinghot) (Kharwa, Bhawanikhera, Devgarh, Naasoon, Raghunathpura)
      • Rao Gopalsinghji Kharwa, freedom fighter.
  • Sawairaja Soor Singhji 1595-1619, 2 sons.
    • Maharaja Gaj Singh I (see below)
    • Sabal Singh
  • Maharaja Gaj Singhji (I) 1619-1638, 3 sons.
    • Rao Amar Singh AD 1638-44 (Nagaur), 2 sons.
      • Rao Rai Singh – Rao Indra Singh
      • Rajvi Ishwari Singh
        • Rajvi Anop Singh
          • Rajvi Anad Singh
            • Rajvi Karan Singh, 2 sons.
              • Bakhtawar Singh (Thikana Sewa)
              • Banne Singh
    • Maharaja Jaswant Singh I(see below)
    • Achal Singh
  • Maharaja Jaswant Singhji (I) 1638-1678
    • Maharaja Ajeet Singh
    • Dalthamban (Dal-thambhan)
    • Jagat Singh
    • Prithvi Singh
  • Maharaja Ajeet Singhji 1707-1724, born posthumously, saved/rescued from the brutal Emperor Aurangzeb by Durga Das Rathor, General of Marwar, brought-up secretly at Sirohi state, married and had issue 17 sons, the Ajeetsinghot clan, including Thikana Jalwana. His sons Abhai and Bakhat became the rulers of Marwar and Nagaur respectively after k. him.
    • Maharaja Abhay Singh 1724-49 AD (see below)
    • Maharaja Bakhat Singh 1751-1752 AD (see below)
    • Anand Singh (Idar second time established) 1728-42, 2 sons.
      • Kishan Singh
      • Shiv Singh 1742-91 AD, 3 sons.
        • Sangram Singh 1799 Ahmed Nagar, 2 sons.
          • Pratap Singh
            • Prithvi Singh
          • Karan Singh
            • Maharaja Takhat Singh – (Adopted into Jodhpur family) (see below)
        • Bhawani Singh 1791-91
          • Gambhir Singh 1791-1833
            • Jawan Singh 1833-68
              • Kesari Singh 1868-1901
                • M. Pratap Singh 1902-1911
                  • M. Daulat Singh 1911-31
                    • M. Himmat Singh 1931
                      • M. Rajendra Singh (Idar Riyasat)
        • Indra Singh (in Gujarat)
    • Kishore Singh
    • Ram Singh
    • Raj Singh
    • Sultan Singh
    • Tej Singh
    • Daulat Singh
    • Jodh Singh
    • Sobhag Singh
    • Akhey Singh
    • Roop Singh
    • Jorawar Singh
    • Man Singh
    • Pratap Singh
    • Chhatra Singh
  • Maharaja Abhay Singhji 1724-1749, on his name Abhaypura State was named.
    • Maharaja Ram Singh
    • Jorawar Singh
  • Maharaja Ram Singhji 1749-1751
  • Maharaja Bakhat Singhji 1751-1752, younger brother of Abhai Singhji; he was ruler of Nagaur, later took Marwar also from his nephew.
    • Maharaja Vijay Singh
  • Maharaja Vijay Singhji, 1752-1793 AD, had issue, 7 sons.
    • Maharajkumar Bhom Singh
    • Maharajkumar Fateh Singh
    • Maharajkumar Jalam Singh
    • Maharajkumar Sardar Singh
    • Maharajkumar Sher Singh
    • Maharajkumar Guman Singh, one son.
      • Maharaja Bheem Singh (see below)
    • Maharajkumar Sanwat Singh
  • Maharaja Bheem Singhji, 1793 – 1803.
    • Maharaja Man Singh
  • Maharaja Man Singh, 1803-1843, 3 sons.
    • Maharajkumar Chhatar Singh
    • Maharajkumar Prithvi Singh
    • Maharajkumar Siddhan Singh
  • Maharaja Takhat Singhji, 1843-1873, adopted? from Idar family (see above), and had issue, 10 sons.
    • Maharaja Jaswant Singh II
    • Maharaja Jorawar Singh
      • Maharaja Fateh Singh, 4 sons.
        • Maharaja Samrathsingh
          • Maharaja Amarsingh
            • Kunwar Gumansingh
              • Maharaja Tejsingh
                • Kunwar Tikam Singh (Raoti)
        • Maharaja Indrasingh, 3 sons.
          • Maharaja Dansingh
            • Maharaja Lalsingh
            • Maharaja Bhawanisingh
          • Maharaja Raghunath Singh
          • Maharaja Daulat Singh
        • Maharaja Ratansingh, 3 sons.
          • Maharaja Laxmansingh
            • Maharaja Bharatsingh
              • Kunwar Brijraj Singh
          • Maharaja Bannesingh, 5 sons.
            • Maharaja Natwarsingh
            • Maharaja Mansingh
            • Maharaja Sawaisingh
            • M. Tejpratapsingh
            • M. Gajendrasingh
          • M. Mohansinghji, 5 sons.
            • M. Madansingh
            • M. Pratapsingh
            • M. Karansingh
            • M. Manoharsingh
            • M. Ghanshyamsingh
        • M. Devisingh
      • Maharaja Moolsinghji (adopted by M. Balwant Singh of Dattigaon)
      • Maharaja Shersingh9 sons.
        • M. Motisingh
          • M. Raghuvirsingh
        • M. Ridhmalsingh
          • M. Himmatsingh
        • M. Jabbarsingh
          • M. Jayendrasingh
        • M. Roopsingh
        • M. Vijaysingh
          • M. Bhoorsingh
        • M. Sarupsingh
          • M. Sultansingh
          • M. Ranjitsingh
        • M.Lalsingh
          • K. Dhirendrasingh
        • M. Dhankubarsingh
        • M. Girwarsingh
          • Kunwar Kuldeepsingh
      • Akheysinghji
        • Maharaja Amarsinghji
        • M. Naharsinghji
    • Sir Pratap Singh (adopted into Idar)
    • Ranjit Singh
    • Kishore Singh
      • Maharaja Arjunsingh
        • Maharaja Bhimsingh
          • Maharaja Bheru singh
            • Late Kunwar Bherusingh
    • Bahadur Singh
      • Jeevansingh
    • Bhopal3 sons.
      • Daulat Singh (adopted by M. Pratapsingh of Idar)
      • M. Bahadursingh
      • M. Dalpatsingh
        • K. Suratidev Singh
    • Madhosingh
    • Maharajadhiraj Mohabbat Singhji
      • M. Bijaysingh
    • Maharaja Jalam Singhji (Jalam Vilas)
      • M. Guman Singh
        • M. Narpatsingh
          • M. Indrajitsingh, 2 sons.
            • K. Divyajitsingh
            • K. Abhijitsingh
        • M. Raghunathsingh
          • M. Harisingh
            • K. Ranvijaysingh
          • M. Rajvirsingh
        • M. Amarsingh
          • M. Ajaysingh
      • M. Bijaysingh
      • M. Hanut singh
        • K. Prithvisingh
        • M. Prahladsingh
          • M. Indrasingh
          • M. Chandrasingh
        • K. Mohansingh
      • M. Gajsingh
        • M. Devisingh
          • K. Surendrasingh
            • Bh. Mahipalsingh
  • Maharaja Jaswant Singhji (II), 1873-1895
  • Maharaja Sardar Singhji, 1895-1911
    • Maharaja Sumer Singh
    • Maharajkumar Ummed Singh (Mool Singh) (qv)
    • Maharajadhiraj Ajit Singh (Ajit Bhawan)
      • Sobhag Singh Saroop Singh
        • Rajkumar Ranvijay Singh
        • Rajkumar Karanvijay Singh
      • Saroop Singh
        • Maharaj Raghvendra Singh
        • Maharaj Suryaveer Singh
          • Rajkumar Samarveer
  • Maharaja Sumer Singh, 1911-1918
  • Maharaja Ummed Singh, 1918-1947
    • Maharaja Hanuwant Singh
    • Maharajadhiraj Himmat Singhji
      • Rajkumar Yashwant Singhji
      • Rajkumar Rajendra Singhji
    • Maharaja Hari Singhji
    • Maharaja Devi Singhji
    • Maharaja Dilip Singhji
      • Rajkumar Veervikram Singh
        • Bhanwar Aditya Singh
  • Maharaja Hanwant Singhji, 1947-1952
    • Maharaja Gaj Singh II
    • Rao Raja Tutu Banna, (by Zubeida), married and had issue, a son and a daughter.
  • Maharaja Gaj Singhji-II, (Jodhpur) born 13 January 1948
    • Yuvraj Shivraj Singhji, born 30 September 1975.

Rathores in North India

Idar State (Sabarkantha Dist and some areas of Mahesana Dist in Gujarat) was one of the largest princely states in Gujarat, was ruled by Rathores. Apart from Idar many of the Rathods had migrated to the different parts of Gujarat and one of them is Lunavada State (Currently in Panchmahals District of Gujarat.)

One of his sons, Rao Bika, with the help of his uncle Rawat Kandhal, established the town of Bikaner in 1488, in the Jangladesh region lying to the north of Marwar; that town was to become the seat of a second major Rathore kingdom. Some of these migrations from Marwar into Gujarat caused changes in language and the spelling of Rathore to Rathod, which is seen in clans present in Gujarat. Rathods of Gujarat trace their history to the city Jodhpur.

The various cadet branches of the Rathore clan gradually spread to encompass all of Marwar and later sallied abroad to found states in Central India and Gujarat. At the time of India’s independence in 1947, the princely states ruled by various branches of the Rathore clan included:

  • Jodhpur (Marwar): covering the present-day districts of Jodhpur, Pali, Nagaur, Barmer
  • Merta City (Nagaur): Covering the present-day districts of Udaipur, kheroda, Sadri, Salumber, Chavand, Bhagor, Kurabad, Parsola
  • Bikaner (Jangladesh): Covering the present-day districts of Bikaner, Churu, Ganganagar and Hanumangarh;
  • Khimsar in present day between Jodhpur and Nagaur. Founded in 1523 by Rao KAramsi, The son of Rao jodha (founder of Jodhpur)
  • Kishangarh in present-day Rajasthan, founded in 1611 by Raja Kishan Singh, son of Udai Singh of Marwar & balawat rathore
  • Idar in present-day Gujarat, founded in 1728 or 1729.
  • Valasana in present-day Gujarat.[Ta.Vadnagar,Dist.Mahesana]
  • Ratlam in present-day Ratlam District of Madhya Pradesh, founded 1651.
  • Jhabua in present-day Madhya Pradesh
  • Sitamau in present-day Mandsaur District of Madhya Pradesh, founded 1701 by Raja Kesho Das.
  • Sailana in present-day Ratlam District of Madhya Pradesh, founded in 1730 by Raja Jai Singh.
  • Manda in present day uttar pradesh, direct lineage from the younger brother of Raja Jaichand of Kannauj. Former Indian Prime Minister Raja Bahadur Vishwanath Pratap Singhji was Last King of Manda.
  • Alirajpur in present-day Madhya Pradesh.
  • Jobat in present-day Madhya Pradesh.
  • Kashipur in present day Uttarakhand.
  • Basti in present day Uttar Pradesh (60 km from Ayodhaya)
  • Jubbal in present day Himachal Pradesh.
  • Kotra in presant day Rajastahn Barmer district founded in 1350 Rawat Jet Singh.
  • Barmer in present day Barmer district of Rajasthan.
  • Seraikella also spelt Seraikella, now Saraikela Kharswan district in Jharkhand
  • Bari Sadri also spelt Sadri, in present day near Chittorgarh, Udaipur.
  • In Chhattisgarh Rathore Rajputs are also found in Bilaspur-Janjgir, Lormi, Raigarh & Kanker.