PRESENT HEAD: Maharaja of Jodhpur

GENEALOGY AND SHORT HISTORY: The Rathore dynasty is an ancient warrior dynasty of Suryavanshi Pratihar (Parihar) Rajputs of Western India that once ruled the Kingdom of Kashi and Kannauj in North and Central Indian gangetic plains and later occupied Rajasthan region. They are descendants of Maharajadhiraja Jai Chandra of Kannauj who lost his kingdom to the islamic invaders of Afghanistan. Rulers were...

The Rathore Dynasty is divided into 40 plus khanps or branches, with five being the most prominent.

• JODHA - descended from Rao Jodha, founder of Jodhpur.

• CHAMPAWAT - descended from Rao Champa

• KUMPAWAT - descended from Rao Kumpa

• UDAWAT - descended from Rao Uda, grandson of Rao Jodha.

• MERTIA - descended from Rao Duda, son of Rao Jodha.

JAICHAND of Kannauj (Kanyakubja)

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SETRAM

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SIHAJI

| +1273

ASTHAN --------- SONANJI

| +1292 |

DOOHAD IDAR (first dynasty)

| +1309

RAIPAL

| +1313

KANHAPAL

| +1323

JALANSI

| +1328

CHADA

| +1344

TIDA

| +1357

KANHADEV ------- SALKHA

| +1374

MALLINATH ---- JAIT MAL ----- VIRAMDEV

| | | +1383

JASOL GURHAMALANI CHUNDA

BARMER | +1422

RANMAL

| +1438

JODHA ---- CHAMPA ---- AKHAIRAJ

| +1488 | |

BIKA ----- BIDA ----- KARAMSI ---- DUDA --------------- SHUJA CHAMPAWAT KUMPAWAT

|+1504 |+1500s |1523 | | +1515

BIKANER BIDASAR KHIMSAR MERTA UDA ------- SAGA ------- BAGHA

MAHAJAN PADIHARA MAROTH JILIYA | | |

KUMBHANA etc GHANERAO BADNORE RIAN UDAWAT SAGAWAT JODHPUR ctd

etc etc

OTHER MEMBERS: The rulers of Ratlam, Sitamau, Kushalgarh, Kanota, Abhayura, Jiliya, Panchwa and Ladnu.

NOTES - Rathore family is the most prominent branch of the ancient Pratihar dynasty of Kashi and Kanyakubja (Kannauj).

LAST MODIFIED: 11 Jan 2021