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| Rajput clan: Rathore (राठौड़) | |
| Vansh | Suryavanshi[citation needed] |
| Descended from: | Kannauj (Gahadvala) |
| Branches: | |
| Ruled in | Marwar, Jangladesh, Malwa |
| Princely states: | Marwar (1226-1949) Bikaner (1488-1949) Kishangarh (1611-1949) Idar (1728-1949) Ratlam (1651-1949) Sitamau (1701-1949) Sailana (1730-1949) Alirajpur(1701-1949) Manda |
The Rathore (or Rathor / Rathur / Rathod / Rathour) (Hindi: राठौड, IAST:Rāṭhauḍ or Rāṭhaur, Urdu: راٹھور) is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan of India[citation needed]. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Maa. Rathore are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. This clan inhabits Marwar and Jangladesh regions of western Rajasthan, Idar state of Gujarat. Chhapra, Sheohar (a village called Tariyani Chapra also has a large number of Rathore Rajputs, migrated from Jaipur. There is a small number of Rathores in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. They have inhabited 60 villages in Kaimur and Buxar district of Bihar. In the Pakistan, Rathores inhabit over 65 villages.
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Current Demographics
In India, their native languages are Hindi and its dialects such as Rajasthani, Marwari and other languages of Rajasthan, Gujarati and Kutchi in Gujarat, as well as Punjabi in the Punjab, a dialect of Punjabi called Rathi spoken in Ratia and Tohana in present day Haryana derives its name from the Rathore clan that held sway in this area Uttar Pradesh (Basti-60 km from Ayodhaya), Rathore have 10 village Madhwapur, Umra, dasiya daulatpur karma gandhariya kusma, basdiha, kusmahiya, madhopur these rathores are prevailing in that area and speak awadhi language.
Dynasties belonging to this clan ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in Rajasthan and neighbouring states before India's independence in 1947. The largest and oldest among these was Jodhpur, in Marwar and Bikaner. Also the Idar State in Gujrat. 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.) Kanesar is one of the village in Lunawada State containing Rathods as a major population. The Maharaja of Jodhpur, is regarded as the head of the extended Rathore clan of Hindu Rajputs. Even in the modern times the clout of this clan in the democratic world is such that a large number of MLAs and MPs have been elected from among them.Mertiya rathore are considered as strongest rathore in rajput clan. blawant singh rathore
Early history
Based on "khyats" (traditional accounts) written in seventeenth century, it is surmised that the Rathores and Rathods were originally feudatories of the Ujjaini-based Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, and may perhaps have been domiciled in the vicinity of Kannauj in the heyday of that dynasty. Pratihara-ruled Kannauj was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1019 CE, which ushered in a chaotic period for that area. A family known to us as the "Gahadvala" dynasty gained control of Kannauj and ruled for nearly a century; their best-known dynast was Raja Jaichand, their last king. The Gahadvalas were displaced from Kannauj by the invasion, in 1194 CE, of Muhammad of Ghor. It is said that Sheoji, a surviving grandson of Jaichand, made his way into the western desert with a group of faithful followers, finally settling in the town of Pali in Marwar, which was ruled by another branch of the Pratiharas. Sheoji is regarded as the patriarch of the entire Rathore clan and all Rathores and Rathods trace their patrilineage back to him. The tradition finds supports from a number of inscriptions found in the vicinity of Kannauj that mention several generations of a Rashtrakuta dynasty ruling there for two centuries. A very similar account is also mentioned in the "Rashtrayudha Kavya" of Rudrakavi, finished in 1595, who was the court poet in the court of the Rathore king, Narayana of Mayurgiri. blawant singh rathore katrosen jalore 09765395572
Marwar and beyond
The Rathores gradually spread across Marwar, forming a brotherhood of landowners and village chieftains, loosely bound to each other by ties of clan and caste. An epoch in the history both of Marwar and of the Rathores was marked by Rao Jodha, a warrior who founded a kingdom that grew to encompass all of Marwar. He also founded the city of Jodhpur in 1459, and moved his capital thither from Mandore. One of his sons, Rao Bika, with the help of his brave 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, and Jalor.
- Bikaner (Jangladesh): Covering the present-day districts of Bikaner, Churu, Ganganagar and Hanumangarh;
- 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.
- 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.
- Gajnod,Kod,and Kumedi presented -day Dhar District(Badnawar) of Madhya Pradesh, founded 1705.
- Kashipur in present day Uttarakhand.
- Jubbal in present day Himachal Pradesh.
- Jasol in present day Barmer district of Rajasthan.
- Salempur Junahasa in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh
- Kushalgarh in Banswara district of Rajasthan
- Tambesra in Banswara district of Rajasthan
Rathore branches in modern times
- Living in Punjab region of India : They are settled in Ropar distt near Chandigarh. There are 28 villages of Rathores.
- Ropar disst of Punjab and having significant presence in and around Chandigarh.
- Living in MP region of INDIA: Rewa, Jabalpur, Indore, Bhopal, Sehore, Betul,ujjain,barnagar and Gwalior. In Chhastishgarh they are found in Raipur,Bilaspur.
- In Uttar Pradesh in the district Farrukhabad, Khimsaypur is a Rathore dominated area. In this area, Rathores sometimes call themselves as 'Rao' also e.g. Rao Surendra Pratap Singh Rathour Grandson of Rao Baldev Singh.
- in bihar in the district vaishali in bidu pur block is a rathore dominated area.
- Pakistan: hundreds of Rathore villages in Pakistan. Till date, more than one hundred thousand Rathores reside within Pakistan in Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mithi, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Hyderabad, and Karachi, ahore, faisalabad, jehlum. ajk .
Rathore/Rao Genealogy
(1200 A D onwards up to 1500 A D)
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Rathore rulers of Marwar (Jodhpur)
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- Rao Satal (1488-1491) * Rao Suja (1491-1515)
- Rao Ganga (1515-1532)
- Rao Maldev or Malladeva (1532-1562)
- Rao Chandrasen (1562-1584)
- Raja Udai Singh or Udaya Singh (1584-1595)
- Sawai Raja Suraj Singh (1595-1620)
- Maharaja Gaja Singh (1620-1638)
- Maharaja Jaswant Singh I (1638-1679)
- Maharaja Ajit Singh (19 February 1679 - 24 June 1724). Born 1679, died 1724.
- Maharaja Abhai Singh (24 June 1724 - 18 June 1749). Born 1702, died 1749.
- Maharaja Ram Singh (1st time) (18 June 1749 - July 1751). Born 1730, died 1772.
- Maharaja Bakht Singh (July 1751 - 21 September 1752). Born 1706, died1752.
- Maharaja Bijay Singh (1st time) (21 September 1752 - 1753). Born 1724, died 1793.
- Maharaja Ram Singh (2nd time) (1753 -September 1772)
- Maharaja Bijay Singh (2nd time) (1772 - 17 July 1793)
- Maharaja Bhim Singh (in rebellion) (13 April 1792 - 20 March 1793). Died 1803.
- Maharaja Bhim Singh (17 July 1793 - 19 October 1803)
- Maharaja Man Singh Rathore (19 October 1803 - 4 September 1843). Born 1783, died 1843.
- Chhatra Singh (regent) (19 April 1817 - 6 January 1818). Born c.1800, died 1818.
- Maharaja Takht Singh (14 October 1843 - 13 February 1873). Born 1819, died 1873.
- Maharaja Jaswant Singh II (13 February 1873 - 11 October 1895. Born 1838, died 1895.
- Maharaja Sardar Singh (11 October 1895 - 21 March 1911). Born 1880, died 1911.
- Maharaja Sumer Singh (21 March 1911 - 3 October 1918). Born 1898, died 1918.
- Maharaja Umaid Singh (3 October 1918 - 9 June 1947). Born 1903, died 1947.
- Maharaja Hanwant Singh (9 June 1947-7 April 1949). Born 1923, acceded to India 7 April 1949, died 1952.
- Maharaja Gaj Singh II aka. Baap ji, present Maharaja of Jodhpur (Marwar)
Connection to the Rashtrakutas
At Hathundi, in what was formerly the princely state of Jodhpur, 10th century inscriptions have been found mentioning kings Harivarma, Vidagdha, Mammata, Dhavala and Balaprasada, all of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. This is not in fact surprising, since the Rashtrakutas held sway over Marwar in that era. However, as we have seen above, the Rathores first emerge in Rajasthan shortly after that same era; therefore, there have been some recent efforts to impute to the Rathores and Rathod a connection with the Rashtrakutas. The connection is tenuous to say the least, being based mainly upon the similarity of the two names; it is accpted by historians as being possible. One can only await further research into this question. blawant singh
Some prominent Rathores figures
General catagories
- [(HASSAN RATHORE])(uk)
- Ahsan Moeed Rathore (uk)
- Tahir Rathore of lahore
- Raja Haider Rathore (Bhawlpur)
- Zubair Rathore Lahore
- Badar Rathore Rawalpindi
- Javed Rathore muzafargarh
- Perwaz Rathore Deputy Inspector General Police Lahore
Arts & Buisnessman and civil services
- Babur Rathore
- Saleem Rathore Al-Hira Marriage Services
- Ajmal Rathore Director of Small industry Punjab
- Prof Kashif Rathore of PU punjab
- Rao Jai Rathore of uk
- Mahendra Parikshit Rathod of Rajkot, Gujarat
Musicians
- vinod Rathore of INDIA
Politicians
- [(Late Raja Mumtaz Hussain Rathore])EX PRIME MINISTER OF AJ KASHMIR
- Maharaja Gaj Singh II aka. Baap ji, present Maharaja of Jodhpur (Marwar)
Sports
- Zia rathore
Healthcare
- Retd Major Dr Altaf Hussain Rathore leading and well known surgeon in pakistan
- Dr Frhan Rathore
- Dr Ehsan Rathore of Lahore
Engineering
- Riaz Hussain Rathore ex chief engineer of wapda
Moeen ud din Rathore. MES engr,islamabad
Notes
References
- Dr. Hukam Singh Bhati (1990), Maheca Rathaurom ka mula itihasa: Ravala Mallinatha ke vamsaja - Maheca, Baramera, Pokarana, Kotariya aura Khavariya Rathaurom ka sodhapurna itihasa. Publisher: Ratan Prakashan, Jodhpur.
- Dr. Mahendra Singh Nagar (2004), The genealogical survey: Royal house of Marwar and other states. Publisher: Maharaja Man Singh Pustak Prakashan, Jodhpur.
- Bruyne, J.L. DE. (Rudra Kavi). The Great Poem of the Dynasty of Rastraudha. Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1968.
- Bijendra singh rathore dist-Hardoi 1974 (U P)